EPA: Florida must cut carbon emissions 38 percent

Published June 2, 2014 9:45pm ET



MIAMI (AP) — The federal government is proposing that Florida cut its carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 38 percent by the year 2030.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced specific targets for all states Monday as part of the Obama administration’s effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants nationwide by nearly a third over the next 15 years.

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