Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement in advance of the listening session that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held in San Francisco on its proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan:

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a legal responsibility to significantly reduce carbon pollution from power plants. This responsibility can only be fulfilled through a strong, effective, and science-based policy like the Clean Power Plan. Repealing it simply won’t cut it. That is why the California Department of Justice is committed to doing everything in its power to defend the Clean Power Plan.”