"Poll: Public Supports Clean Power Plan As Their States Fight It"

"Attorneys general in Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri are “out of step” with the majority of voters in their state who support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, according to polling released last week.

Bloomberg Philanthropies surveyed support for the Clean Power Plan among Democrats, Republicans and Independents in those three Midwest states as well as Florida. Attorneys general in those states have each joined a lawsuit to block the federal rules seeking to cut carbon emissions 32 percent by 2030.

Poll results showed that 72 percent of voters in Michigan; 68 percent in Wisconsin; and 64 percent in Missouri support the Clean Power Plan. The sample size was 801 voters."

Andy Balaskovitz reports for Midwest Energy News May 4, 2016.

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