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NRECA: More Time Needed on EPA RulePublished: August 10th, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency has badly underestimated the time that electric utilities will need to comply with its controversial proposed rule to control hazardous air pollutants, NRECA told the... Read more
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NRECA: EPA Overreach on Water PlanPublished: July 25th, 2011
NRECA has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to back off a plan that could have a major impact on co-op construction and maintenance operations by broadening the agency’s authority over minor flows... Read more
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EPA Delays Biomass Regs in RulingPublished: July 12th, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to defer the regulation of biomass emissions under its greenhouse gas permitting rules for three years, while it assesses their impact on air... Read more
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Lawmakers Seek More Time on EPA RulePublished: June 14th, 2011
Congressional pressure is mounting on the Environmental Protection Agency to provide more time for public input on a sweeping rule that would regulate mercury emissions from power plants. Led by Rep... Read more
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Senators Hit EPA on Coal Ash RulePublished: June 6th, 2011
On an issue of major importance to electric co-ops, a bipartisan group of 44 senators has told President Obama that the Environmental Protection Agency should act quickly to designate coal ash as a... Read more
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NRECA Seeks More Time on EPA RulePublished: June 1st, 2011
NRECA and the American Public Power Association have asked the Environmental Protection Agency for more time to consider a sweeping rule on mercury and related emissions that they say could foreshadow power... Read more
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Deferral Backed on Biomass RulePublished: May 11th, 2011
NRECA says it agrees with the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to study carbon dioxide emissions from biomass and bioenergy sources for three years before deciding whether to regulate them as... Read more