[MCN] Today is the last day to comment on the EPA's emissions regs

[Jeffrey J. Smith]

The EPA is proposing new regulations to strongly curtail carbon emissions
from coal-fired power plants
<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.regulations.gov%2Fdocument%2FEPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072-0001&data=05%7C01%7C%7C80724e7eea5448a36b3d08db87b6b59f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638252991314915392%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3iO%2FUtHRSbbrrpTy7KyLqliFpXNshwMZqDSURnxuQUE%3D&reserved=0>.
The agency is accepting citizen comments until August 8, and it's easy to
comment.

*Take action and tell the EPA to support these new power plant standards
that will combat climate change, improve public health, and protect our
environment.*
If adopted, NorthWestern Energy and Colstrip’s other owners must choose one
of four options:

• Ignore the EPA and keep operating Colstrip 3 and 4 – pouring out 10
million tons of CO2 a year – until the EPA closes them down on January 1,
2032,
• Build carbon capture and sequestration equipment to capture 90 percent of
carbon emissions by 2035,
• Build “co-generating” technology that blends 60 percent coal with 40
percent natural gas and close between 2038 and 2040, or
• Cut production of electricity to 20 percent of full capacity and close by
2035.

The EPA’s argument is straight-forward. Fossil fuel electrical generators
are the largest source of greenhouse gases. Global warming is causing
life-threatening environmental and human health impacts. We have reasonably
priced, proven technologies available to curtail the pollution heating up
the planet. Finally, we just passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which
provides $21.5 billion for the “development, demonstration, and deployment
of clean energy technologies.”

*There is nothing more important you can do right now to fight climate
change.* There's a guide to commenting and a sample letter at
www.350montana.com

Thanks for your activism.

Jeff Smith, co-chair, 350 Montana
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