In an effort to address climate change, the Obama administration has finalized a new rule designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s largest energy sources.
The Clean Power Plan is the first set of national standards to cut carbon emissions, affecting new and existing power plants.
The policy could force hundreds of coal-fired power plants to shut down and create a boom in the production of wind and solar power.
Learn more about the plan in the video above.
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