- New power plant regulations intended to help environmental justice communities.
- EJ advocates claim new power plant rules will not impact existing operations.
- NJ regulators claim additional rules are forthcoming.
By: New Jersey Monitor | January 4, 2023
Regulations intended to tackle greenhouse gas emissions that have been slammed by environmental justice advocates as not aggressive enough were adopted by the state Tuesday.
The rules require new power plants to keep their carbon dioxide emissions below 860 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour, ban the sale of certain fuel oil, and limit applications of fossil fuel generating units.
A part of the Department of Environmental Protection’s regulatory reform package targeting climate threats, the new regulations aim at power plants seeking permits, renewals, or expansions in “overburdened communities” — places where residents have historically suffered from environmental racism, low-income or minority neighborhoods, or areas where residents don’t speak fluent English…
Jeff Tittel, a longtime environmental activist, is one of numerous critics who say the new rule will not impact emissions in New Jersey because most power plants already function below the new requirements.
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