The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest greenhouse gas proposal attempts to impose a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide on the nation’s power plants. If implemented, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) says the proposal will harm the nation’s economy, rural communities and America’s farm and ranch families.
The greenhouse gas proposal is yet another expensive and expansive overreach by EPA into the daily lives of America’s farmers and ranchers,” AFBF President Bob Stallman said. “Our farmers and ranchers need a climate that fosters innovation, not unilateral regulations that cap our future.
Texas must meet the carbon emissions goal by 2030, according to the Huffington Post.