Coal and gas-fired power plants are responsible for more than 30% of U.S. carbon pollution

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Dear Friend,

For too long, fossil-burning power plants have had a free pass to pollute.

Coal and gas-fired power plants are responsible for more than 30% of U.S. carbon pollution, and they also emit other pollutants that harm our air, water, and health. And yet, there are almost no limits on the amount of climate-warming pollution these plants emit.

That’s about to change. The Environmental Protection Agency has taken a much-needed step to rein in climate pollution by proposing limits on carbon emissions for power plants. You can play a pivotal role and send your comment urging EPA to adopt the strongest possible emissions standards and community protections.

Cleaning up the power sector also helps us cut pollution from other sectors. As we electrify everything from buses to buildings to manufacturing, we need to make sure the new demand for electricity isn’t met with power from dirty sources.

The EPA’s proposal leaves it up to states to decide how to meet these new standards. We will fight for an electric grid powered by pollution-free, clean energy resources like wind and solar.

As this proposal moves forward, the Biden administration must listen to and address concerns from communities who are bearing the unjust burden of power plant pollution and who are on the front lines of the climate crisis. The EPA must conduct rigorous monitoring, verification, and enforcement and establish adequate protections to ensure that these standards are effective.

The EPA’s proposed carbon pollution rules are an important step forward – but we need to make sure the agency commits to holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Tell the EPA to finalize the strongest possible standards and deepen its commitment to protecting communities.

Sincerely,
Jill Tauber
VP of Litigation for Climate & Energy

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