Primary Department: County Attorney
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Abbie Kamin, County Attorney
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Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Attorney for approval to file a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for partially repealing the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for fossilfuelfired electric generating units (EGUs), and to file comments on EPA’s proposal to rescind the 2015 findings for fossilfuelfired EGUs and to repeal all remaining Federal Clean Air Act Section 111 greenhouse gas standards and requirements applicable to those sources; CAO File No. 2026REG51016.
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Background and Discussion:
EPA is repealing the Biden-era rule for coal-fired power plants that required emission guidelines, a 90 percent carbon capture and storage (CCS) standard for coal fired steam EGUs undertaking major modifications, and the Phase 2 CCS standards for new baseload combustion turbines. Furthermore, EPA is considering repealing these requirements in full, based on a proposed interpretation of the Clean Air Act under which the statute would not authorize EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants for purposes of addressing global climate change.
This request seeks authorization to file a Petition for Review to join the challenges to the partial repeal and to submit comments on the proposed statutory interpretation currently open for public comment.
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