Coal vs. Climate: State poised to take on EPA over carbon rules
State officials are gearing up to oppose another example of what they call federal overreach, this time in the form of an Environmental Protection Agency plan to draw down carbon emissions.
Arizona looks for breathing room in EPA’s carbon-emission goals
Arizona will ask federal regulators this week to rethink their June proposal that calls for the state to cut carbon emissions from power plants in half over the next 15 years.Arizona will ask federal regulators this week to rethink their June proposal that calls for the state to cut carbon emissions from power plants in half over the next 15 years.
ADEQ hamstrung in the face of new EPA rules
Arizona finds itself immobile in the face of proposed new EPA rules aimed at reducing carbon emissions because of legislation passed in 2010 that bars agencies from implementing regulations that target greenhouse gasses.