Since taking office, the Trump administration has been looking for ways to repeal the Clean Power Plan — the Obama administration's policy to reduce carbon emissions at local power plants.
Last week, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced it would indeed to be repealed.
Here in Louisiana, the electrons that flow into our homes mostly come from nuclear and natural gas power plants. WWNO'sTravis Lux talked with Loyola law professor and former EPA official Rob Verchickabout what repealing the Clean Power Plan could mean for Louisiana.
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