carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, but “any legislation whatsoever, whether it’s to strengthen or weaken the requirements, or do something in between, faces a very strong uphill fight because Congress is so divided,” Johnson says. Electric cooperatives, however, continue to lobby for reasonable solu-


tions to EPA concerns. For example, John Cassady, senior principal for legislative advocacy at NRECA, notes co-ops have been working with a broad-based coalition to find an effective legislative approach to coal ash disposal. The legislation has received bipartisan support in the House, but faces a difficult road in the Senate. Congress may be paralyzed, but electric cooperatives aren’t. Co-op rep- resentatives, along with NRECA staff, have met with EPA officials to make their case. Co-ops also continue to work on upgrades and new technologies to make their plants even cleaner while still providing the service the public expects. “Our folks are engaged in all kinds of activities to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of our power plants across the board,” Johnson says. “They’re very serious about finding solutions that are af- fordable for members.”


Reed Karaim writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Coop- erative Association, the Arlington, Va.-based service arm of the nation’s 900-plus consumer- owned, not-for-profit electric cooperatives.


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$12,299* $300


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