WASHINGTON, DC – December 02, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) voted against two separate attempts to obstruct the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan would allow states, localities, and energy utility companies to set standards for reducing emissions and encourage investments in innovative, sustainable energy production.
The Clean Power Plan was released by the EPA in August, and can be read in full HERE. Congressman Peters voted against S.J. Res. 23, which would block the EPA rule to make newly constructed power plants cleaner, and S.J. Res. 24, which would block the EPA rule to make existing power plants cleaner.
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