Last
October, the Trump administration announced the repeal of the
CPP and last month, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) unveiled their replacement plan. Dubbed the "Affordable
Clean Energy" (ACE) rule, the replacement plan allows states to
decide not only how but if they will reduce their carbon
pollution. Based on the EPA’s own estimates, the replacement could cause
up to 1,400 premature deaths annually by 2030 due to increased air
particulates. The ACE rule stalls the shift to clean
energy, thereby threatening public health and exacerbating the effects of climate
change already affecting vulnerable communities.
You
can send a comment to the Environmental Protection Agency today! Tell them that,
as people of faith, we believe in caring for our common home and the
administration’s replacement plan does not live up to
this sacred obligation. The Columban Center has made it easy to
comment. Simply click here
to receive help with composing and submitting your comment in defense of
creation.
As
you well know, the United States is the world’s largest
historical emitter of greenhouse gases, the primary driver of climate
change. In an effort to reduce the United States’ contribution to
climate change, the Obama administration devised the Clean Power
Plan (CPP). To learn more and for a quick refresher on the
Clean Power Plan visit the Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach website here!
See LCWR’s statement opposing ACE. Read more about the Catholic community’s response to the new rule here!
See LCWR’s statement opposing ACE. Read more about the Catholic community’s response to the new rule here!
The
EPA has scheduled only one public hearing on this plan, but the
public can comment online until October 30!
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