EPA greenlights SC's power plant pollution trading update
Published Date: 3/7/2025
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The EPA just gave a thumbs-up to South Carolina’s updated plan for cutting air pollution from big power plants. This update tweaks how the state trades pollution credits for nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, helping keep the air cleaner across state lines. Power plants and the environment win, with these changes kicking in soon and no extra costs expected.
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South Carolina CSAPR Trading Update Approved
If you operate or live near large electric power plants in South Carolina, EPA approved South Carolina’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted September 26, 2023. The revision incorporates amendments to the Federal Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs for annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from large electric generating units (EGUs) and is approved as consistent with the CSAPR trading programs and the Clean Air Act.
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