EPA to propose cutting power-plant emissions 30 percent

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The Environmental Protection Agency will release a proposed rule Monday that seeks a 30 percent cut in carbon emissions from power plants by 2030, sources familiar with the plan confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Sunday night.

The rule also calls for a 25-percent cut by 2020, with both sets of reductions from 2005 levels.

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