---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mary Anne Hitt maryanne.hitt@sierraclub.org Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:25 PM Subject: [Coal Volunteers List] Clean Power Plan stay motion denied! Full steam ahead on implementation! To: #Coal coal-list@sierraclub.org, #Coal-Volunteers < coal-volunteers-list@sierraclub.org>
Hello Beyond Coal team,
Fantastic news breaking this afternoon - the federal DC Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an industry-backed motion to stay, or block, the Clean Power Plan while the court reviews the merits of the case. They have also scheduled oral arguments on a fast track, for June 2.
This means that a procedural cloud of uncertainty over states is now lifted, and they can proceed full steam ahead with drafting their implementation plans. While we still have to wait for the full litigation to run its course, this is a very big positive development, and will provide more wind at our backs as we accelerate the transition to 100% clean energy.
Sample tweets and our press statement are below. If you have any questions, reach out to me or your nearest ELP contact. And give them an high-five while you're at it! Our legal team has been working hard for years to bolster up the Clean Power Plan, and today we are seeing the results of their hard work and dedication.
Mary Anne
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rudhdi Karnik rudhdi.karnik@sierraclub.org
Suggested tweets:
BREAKING: Federal Court Rejects Fossil Fuel Industry Effort to Delay # CleanPowerPlan https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CleanPowerPlan Implementation http://bit.ly/1SAb3wB
NEWS: Federal Court Rejects Fossil Fuel Industry Effort to Delay # CleanPowerPlan https://twitter.com/hashtag/CleanPowerPlan?src=hash Implementation http://bit.ly/1SAb3wB https://t.co/rVzax2Pmua # ActOnClimate https://twitter.com/hashtag/ActOnClimate?src=hash
On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Rudhdi Karnik <rudhdi.karnik@sierraclub.org
wrote:
FYI this just went out to reporters-- woo hoo, big win!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Contact: Rudhdi Karnik, Rudhdi.Karnik@sierraclub.org, 202-495-3055
View as webpage https://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/01/federal-court-rejects-fossil-fuel-industry-effort-delay-clean-power-plan
Federal Court Rejects Fossil Fuel Industry Effort to Delay Clean Power Plan Implementation
Court rejects motions to block nation’s first-ever limits on carbon pollution
Washington D.C.-- Today, in a decision applauded by clean energy companies, public health and environmental groups, and many states, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the fossil fuel industry’s legal attempt to block the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), which sets the first-ever protections against dangerous carbon pollution from U.S. power plants.
Under the Clean Power Plan, states will have 15 years to fully implement the new standards, which incorporate a broad array of flexible, cost-effective compliance options to reduce dangerous pollution. The CPP builds on existing trends in the power sector that have allowed many states around the country to reduce pollution at a rapid rate over the last decade.
In response Joanne Spalding, Sierra Club’s Chief Climate Counsel, released the following statement:
“We applaud the Court’s denial of polluter-backed efforts to block the Clean Power Plan. This decision clears the way for states to continue implementing this common-sense standard. The only people who won’t be cheering this decision are those who profit from pollution and their political allies.
“This is just the latest attack from the fossil fuel industry on the Clean Power Plan to be rejected by a federal court, and it won’t be the last. The fact is, the Clean Power Plan is based on legislation passed by Congress, upheld by the Supreme Court, and implemented by the President. It's a vital, lifesaving policy that draws on the strength and ingenuity of American innovation to curb dangerous carbon pollution being dumped into our air, while driving investment and creating jobs in energy efficiency and clean energy. In limiting the pollution that is causing climate disruption, the Clean Power Plan will also reduce pollution that causes serious respiratory diseases, heart conditions, and premature death -- effects that disproportionately burden communities of color and the most vulnerable members of our society.
“Today’s decision allows states, power providers, and clean energy companies to continue building on the momentum from the Paris climate summit, moving us closer to powering the nation with 100% clean energy.”
-- Rudhdi Karnik Associate Press Secretary, Federal Affairs Sierra Club, Beyond Coal Campaign ( rudhdi.karnik@sierraclub.orgo) 202.495.3055