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“So, that’ll have some real health benefits to New Yorkers, as well”, says Enck.

Some are embracing the new regulations as a chance for Kentucky to improve public health and the environment by moving away from coal and the pollution it causes during mining and burning.

Before this plan, there were no limits to the amount of carbon pollution that coal power plants (we have seven in North Dakota) dumped into our atmosphere wreaking havoc on our health and climate.

“There is tremendous potential for energy savings performance contracting and distributed generation to support the Clean Power Plan, and we will continue to advocate for states to maximize those opportunities”, said Sakellaris.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Barack Obama unveiled the final rule for existing power sources on Monday with tweaks that offered states additional time and flexibility to comply with the carbon reduction rules.