Speak out @ EPA Public Hearing - Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

This week, the Sierra Club shared two very important calls to actions requesting public comments on: the APS rate case at the ACC that I posted yesterday and the EPA Public Hearing - Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants (see below.)
We understand that these calls to action require more time and thought than a simple petition or survey. So the Sierra Club included everything you need in an action kit for the APS Rate Case.

And at 5:30 p.m. tonight (May 31st) there is an online information session on What the EPA’s Cut Climate Pollution Plan Means for AZ & How to Testify. <use this to register.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a virtual public hearing on June 13, 14 and 15, 2023, to provide the public the opportunity to present comments and information regarding the Agency’s proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants. Note: the first two days have filled up so they will continue the public hearing on June 15, 2023. EPA will announce further details and updates at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/greenhouse-gas-standards-and-guidelines-fossil-fuel-fired-power

In this action, EPA is proposing Clean Air Act emission limits and guidelines for carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-fired power plants based on cost-effective and available control technologies. The proposals would set limits for new gas-fired combustion turbines, existing coal, oil and gas-fired steam generating units, and certain existing gas-fired combustion turbines.

Remaining Date and Time

Thursday, June 15, 8 AM - 1 PM Arizona time

Location

Online Virtual Platform

If you have any questions about the hearing or need help registering, please email: EGU-GHG-Public-Hearing@rti.org 

Registration

The last day to pre-register is June 6, 2023. Please submit a separate registration form for each person attending or speaking. You will receive an email from EGU-GHG-Public-Hearing@rti.org with your unique connection information. 

Note: EPA will use your registration information solely for this event. If you register to speak, we will post your name and affiliation as part of the hearing agenda. No other information you provide, such as contact or personal information, will be included on the hearing agenda or shared with any third party.

EPA will take written comments on the proposal until July 24, 2023.

EPA considers all comments equally, whether submitted in writing to the docket or given orally at a public hearing. Each speaker will have 4 minutes to speak. If time allows, the EPA will provide an opportunity for public hearing attendees, who did not preregister, to provide oral testimony.

EPA will announce further details and updates at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/greenhouse-gas-standards-and-guidelines-fossil-fuel-fired-power

This meeting will be held through a virtual platform. A link to the meeting and any additional instructions will be sent to your email address after registration closes. There is also an option to call into the meeting; that information will be provided after registration closes.

Additional Information/Questions

To read the proposal and fact sheets, please visit https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/greenhouse-gas-standards-and-guidelines-fossil-fuel-fired-power

If you have any questions about the hearing or need help registering, please email our hearing coordinators at: EGU-GHG-Public-Hearing@rti.org, or contact the SPPD Public Hearing Team by email: SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov; or by telephone: 888-372-8699.