by Snake River Alliance | Apr 3, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Things are heating up over the future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s rules to clamp down on the kinds of dirty coal-fired power plants that provide up to 40 percent of Idaho’s electricity, so it was great news to learn Friday that the city of Boise and...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 29, 2015 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is about to roll out one of the most sweeping and complex environmental programs ever – the Clean Power Plan, designed to sharply reduce climate-changing greenhouse gases spewed from the nation’s coal-fired power plants. The...
by Snake River Alliance | Dec 26, 2014 | Clean Energy Program, Nuclear
“The problem is a lot of the complaints that existing nuclear plants aren’t getting enough credit from E.P.A.’s proposal basically amount to a request to weaken the rule,” said Mr. Lashof, also a longtime climate expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council, “so...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 25, 2014 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
The Environmental Protection Agency’s comment deadline on its proposed landmark rule to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired plants is this Monday, and below are tips on how to comment or to read the voluminous draft rule. You can also find a recent...