The US Clean Power Plan , introduced by President Scott Pruitt in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is facing repeal. Scott Pruitt , the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ( the Environmental Protection Agency ), announced plans to withdraw the plan on Tuesday . The EPA has yet to decide whether to replace the plan with alternative emissions regulations. "Now the public has an opportunity to weigh in, as EPA is required to accept public comment on the proposed repeal and a discussion paper on a replacement," Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a statement Monday. " Under the previous administration, the EPA claimed that the Clean Power Plan would reduce premature deaths by 140,000 to 150,000 , while reducing the number of childhood asthma attacks by between 2,700 and 6,600 .
The US Clean Power Plan , introduced by President Scott Pruitt in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is facing repeal. Scott Pruitt , the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ( the Environmental Protection Agency ), announced plans to withdraw the plan on Tuesday . The EPA has yet to decide whether to replace the plan with alternative emissions regulations. Under the previous administration, the EPA claimed that the Clean Power Plan would reduce premature deaths by 140,000 to 150,000 , while reducing the number of childhood asthma attacks by between 2,700 and 6,600 .