09-10-2017 19:05 via deseretnews.com

EPA chief starting process to repeal Obama-era Clean Power Plan

SALT LAKE CITY — In a move surprising just about no one, the Trump administration announced its intent to repeal a controversal federal rule reducing emissions from the nation's power plants by 30 percent.The Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which was legally challenged by Utah and about two dozen other states, sought to direct more investment in alternative energy sources by regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.Each state, under the rule, was required to come up with an indivi
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