Connecticut Leaders Critique Trump on Carbon Rollback
GOVERNOR LAMONT, ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG, ACTING COMMISSIONER CIMINO CRITICIZE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REPEAL OF CARBON POLLUTION STANDARDS FOR POWER PLANTS (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong, and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Emma Cimino are criticizing the Trump administration’s announcement today that it finalized its repeal of carbon pollution standards for power plants. First proposed last summer, this rollback by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will eliminate federal greenhouse gas standards for existing coal and new gas generation. The decision will leave hundreds of millions of Americans exposed to carbon emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants—leading to higher costs, dirtier air, and worse health outcomes. The final repeal is being announced alongside a…