We support the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule and the repeal of the Clean Power Plan. We reiterate our support for the cooperative federalism that has led to successful reductions in criteria pollutants while fossil fuel use has increased.
North Dakota’s energy profile positions it to be a leader in reducing CO2 use while using its 800-year supply of lignite coal to drive the region’s prosperity for decades to come. The future of the industry relies on preserving existing assets and developing mutually-beneficial relationships between the coal, oil and gas, and other value-added industries utilizing carbon dioxide. Achieving cost-effective carbon capture will require a strong public-private partnership between industry partners and state and federal governments.