News GCC comments to US EPA: Inflation Reduction Act offers opportunity to expand and improve air quality monitoring for overburdened communities A technician monitoring EPA air quality sampling equipment in Louisiana. Credit: U.S. EPA Community and environmental justice advocates have long called for more air quality monitoring in their...January 26, 2023
News Webinar Recording: “Advancing New Jersey's Climate Goals with Transportation Infrastructure Investments” On January 20, GCC’s Director of Mitigation Programs James Bradbury was the featured speaker for a virtual Climate Academy presented by the NJ Climate Change Research Center at Rutgers University. Over the next 5...January 26, 2023
News Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Power Sector Policy Forum informs GCC comments on upcoming EPA power plant emissions rules Letter to U.S. EPA articulates support for strong standards of performance for fossil-fueled power plantsDecember 14, 2022
News America's Zero Carbon Action Plan unveils a roadmap to eliminating GHG emissions in the U.S. by 2050 What would it take for the United States to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050? America's Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP), released last week, sets out to answer that question. Building on the U.N.'s Sustainable...November 3, 2020
News Issue Brief | Final ACE Rule Raises State Concerns On June 19, 2019, the Trump Administration released a final regulation—dubbed the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE)—that repeals and replaces the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan. This issue brief, prepared...July 2, 2019
News States respond to release of final ACE rule, rollback of Clean Power Plan On June 19, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump Administration announced a final regulation to be instituted in place of the Clean Power Plan, known as the Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Below are...June 19, 2019
News GCC Exec. Director Vicki Arroyo testifies before House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure View GCC Executive Director Vicki Arroyo's full testimony to the full House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a hearing entitled "Examining How Federal Infrastructure Policy Could Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change." March 5, 2019
News Collective State Comments on Proposed Repeal and Replacement of the Clean Power Plan Leaders of environmental and energy agencies from a bipartisan group of states have repeatedly opposed the Trump Administration’s efforts to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan and called for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a program that will meaningfully reduce carbon emissions from the power sector, as required by the Clean Air Act.October 31, 2018
News State Officials Oppose the Trump Administration's Proposal to Replace the Clean Power Plan On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, the Trump Administration announced its proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan. Environment and energy agency leaders from 14 states sent a letter to EPA Acting Administrator Andrew...August 22, 2018
News 12 States Encourage EPA to Implement a Meaningful Federal Program to Reduce GHG Emissions On Monday, February 26, 2018, environmental and energy agency leaders from 12 states submitted comments urging the EPA to meaningfully regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and to recognize the successful...February 28, 2018
