WASHINGTON, DC (October 23, 2015) – After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan was officially published in the Federal Register—an important procedural step that marks the beginning of implementation, interpretation and review of the rule—the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director Kim Glas:

“Today, the Clean Power Plan moves forward. States should now take the proactive step of developing an implementation plan that reduces emissions and creates and secures good jobs.

“Done right, state implementation plans can and should expand renewable energy, invest in energy efficiency—including for industrial facilities—and make traditional generation cleaner and more efficient. These are solutions that will help states meet these goals while maximizing the creation of good jobs in communities across America.

“However, as America continues this move to clean energy, we must provide assistance to those communities negatively impacted by this transition. States can and should provide support directly to workers and communities, recognizing adverse job and community impacts where they may occur and creating an integrated program to specifically and directly address them.”