EPA rolls back power-plant emissions limits, sparking climate policy backlash
TL;DR
The EPA, under the Trump administration, will eliminate limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, undoing Biden-era standards and potentially allowing about 123 million metric tons more CO2 over the next decade, while arguing it lowers electricity costs; environmental groups vow to challenge the rollback in court as the long-running battle over US power-sector emissions continues.
- US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis The Guardian
- Trump Doubles Down on Climate Denial With Plan to Repeal Power Plant Rules Inside Climate News
- Power plants freed of Biden-era rules, sparking clean air concerns USA Today
- E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants The New York Times
- EPA to Roll Back Power-Plant Emission Rules WSJ
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