The federal EPA announced Tuesday it has extended the public comment period on the new Clean Power Plan by 45 days, taking it to Dec. 1.

EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation Janet McCabe told reporters in an afternoon conference call the agency has heard from many groups impacted by the rule.

“We got a number of requests from a variety of different stakeholders suggesting they would like some additional time. So taking that all into account, we felt it was appropriate to provide that additional time,” she said.

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