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Press Mention Tampa Bay Times / Yahoo News June 29, 2022

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SCOTUS Power Plant Ruling Could Delay Florida's Clean Energy Transition

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The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. EPA limits the EPA's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, potentially slowing Florida's transition to clean energy. Susan Glickman, director of Florida Clinicians for Climate Action and a consultant to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, warns that without carbon pollution limits, polluters will continue to externalize costs onto the public. The decision leaves states and utilities to voluntarily pursue emissions reductions, though major Florida utilities say they remain committed to net-zero goals.

If there is no limit on carbon pollution, what we're doing in Florida is allowing polluters to pollute for free. We are all paying for it.

Susan Glickman
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