The Carbon Dioxide Reduction Plan announced on Monday by President Obama was inspired in part by a system already up and running in the northeast. The cap and trade, or Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, is in effect in nine northeastern and mid-Atlantic states. Judith Enck, the region two regional administrator for the EPA spoke with WAMC's Brian Shields about the president's plan.
EPA's Enck On Clean Power Plan
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