Over the past few years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been devising a plan to establish first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants, our country’s largest source of such emissions. And on June 2, 2014, the agency announced these historic standards. As EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told us at this year’s NWF annual meeting, she and her colleagues are excited to work with conservation leaders across the country to ensure these rules make it over the finish line in a form that will truly protect wildlife, people, and our climate from carbon pollution.

Climate change already poses an unprecedented threat to wildlife—from shrinking habitat, to increasing incidence of pest populations, to growing frequency of devastating extreme weather events—so we must act now to ensure future generations have the chance to enjoy our wild heritage. The proposed EPA standards are a positive step forward in addressing this threat. Together we can defend against the inevitable push to weaken and even block these standards. We hope you’ll join us in this critical fight.

This page contains resources related to the proposed EPA plan. Additional materials will be added as they become available.

Visit the National Wildlife Federation Stopping Carbon Pollution page for information on how climate change is impacting wildlife.

NWF Fact Sheets

• The Carbon Rule: Reducing Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

• Frequently Asked Questions about the Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing PowerPlants

• The Clean Power Plan and Colorado

• The Clean Power Plan and Michigan

• The Clean Power Plan and Ohio

• The Clean Power Plan and Pennsylvania

• The Clean Power Plan and Virginia

State Fact Sheets

These state fact sheets from the White House help to detail the progress that has already been led by state, local, and tribal leaders across the nation.

State-by-State Energy Analysis

The Georgetown Climate Center’s State Energy Analysis Tool generates and sorts energy and carbon pollution data from multiple states, regions, and jurisdictions.

Blog Posts

• Landmark EPA Rule Promises to Spur Renewable Energy for Wildlife by Jim Murphy, NWF

• Getting Down to Business on Climate Change by Bonnie Frye Hemphill, Natural Resources Council of Maine

• A New Tool Shows the Progress States Are Making on Climate by Mollie Simon, NWF

• Senators, Representatives, Governors Support Carbon Pollution Standards by Lena Moffitt, NWF