WATCH: Clean Power Plan Makes 'Economic Sense' for Low Income and Minority Communities says EPA

WXXI News | By Sasha-Ann Simons

Published August 14, 2015 at 11:42 AM EDT

Watch as EPA Regional Administrator, Judith Enck, sits down with Innovation Trail to discuss the Clean Power Plan. Enck talks about:

How is New York state positioned to address emission reduction?
Will the Plan result in additional costs for consumers?
Will the Plan reduce grid reliability?
What will the role of renewables be in the new energy mix?
What should communities close to coal-fired power plants do?

(Full video after the jump.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-r7eiGDUo

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Sasha-Ann Simons joined the team at WXXI News in 2015 as a Multimedia Reporter/Producer. She tells stories about the innovation economy and technology in upstate New York and also does general assignment reporting. Sasha-Ann is the host of Arts InFocus, WXXI-TV's weekly arts and culture program. She is also a fill-in host and regular contributor to Need To Know.

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