ALABAMA: Officially we state that The Journal attacked the EPA for including new antipoverty transfer programs in the Clean Power Plan (CPP) which will address climate change by limiting carbon pollution from power plants.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board is echoing debunked oil industry claims that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) climate change plan will harm low income families and people of color, while also denying the devastation that pollution is disproportionately inflicting on these communities.
According to The Journal, provisions to ensure that all communities share in the benefits of the plan referenced on page 1,317 of the final rule are proof that the plan will harm low income and minority communities by increasing home electricity bills.
The only other purported evidence The Journal cited in support of this conclusion came from the National Black Chamber of Commerce, an oil industry front group whose study on the Clean Power Plan is based on climate science denial and thoroughly debunked industry linked reports.
