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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump EPA drafting a rule that would undo decades of progress on limiting pollution from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting a proposed regulation that would end all federal limits on planet-warming pollution generated by coal and gas-fired power plants, according to documents cited by the New York Times. The proposed rule, which the agency said would be published once it has completed interagency review, would undo decades of progress on limiting US climate pollution and could drive up energy prices if expensive coal plants remain on the grid longer as a result. At a minimum, it is a sharp reversal from the Biden administration's policies to lower pollution from power plants and make the air around them healthier to breathe. The Biden EPA finalized new rules last year that would have compelled coal and new natural gas power plants to either cut or capture 90% of their climate pollution by 2032. In a statement, an EPA spokesperson referenced a 2022 Supreme Court decision striking down the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and said there were 'concerns' that the Biden administration's 'replacement for that rule is similarly overreaching and an attempt to shut down affordable and reliable electricity generation in the United States.' 'As part of this reconsideration, EPA is developing a proposed rule,' the spokesperson added. 'The proposal will be published once it has completed interagency review and been signed by the (EPA) Administrator.' The documents the New York Times acquired argue the US share of global power plant pollution has fallen, and that even if US power plants cut all of their emissions and pollution, it would not 'meaningfully' improve public health in the US — a claim likely to be fiercely challenged by public health researchers and organizations. Power plants are the second-biggest emitters of planet-warming pollution in the US, making up around a quarter of the country's climate pollution. US power plants contribute 3% of total global climate pollution. The proposed rule follows a March announcement from the EPA that it would overturn more than a dozen Biden-era air pollution and climate rules. Trump's EPA announced in March it was preparing to reconsider and strike down a consequential scientific finding on the dangers of climate pollution that has served as the basis behind federal regulations to curb them. Dismissing the precedent would strip the EPA's authority to manage the pollution that causes global warming. 'President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now,' EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement.
CNN
26-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Trump EPA drafting a rule that would undo decades of progress on limiting pollution from power plants
Pollution Federal agencies Donald Trump Climate changeFacebookTweetLink Follow The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting a proposed regulation that would end all federal limits on planet-warming pollution generated by coal and gas-fired power plants, according to documents cited by the New York Times. The proposed rule, which the agency said would be published once it has completed interagency review, would undo decades of progress on limiting US climate pollution and could drive up energy prices if expensive coal plants remain on the grid longer as a result. At a minimum, it is a sharp reversal from the Biden administration's policies to lower pollution from power plants and make the air around them healthier to breathe. The Biden EPA finalized new rules last year that would have compelled coal and new natural gas power plants to either cut or capture 90% of their climate pollution by 2032. In a statement, an EPA spokesperson referenced a 2022 Supreme Court decision striking down the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and said there were 'concerns' that the Biden administration's 'replacement for that rule is similarly overreaching and an attempt to shut down affordable and reliable electricity generation in the United States.' 'As part of this reconsideration, EPA is developing a proposed rule,' the spokesperson added. 'The proposal will be published once it has completed interagency review and been signed by the (EPA) Administrator.' The documents the New York Times acquired argue the US share of global power plant pollution has fallen, and that even if US power plants cut all of their emissions and pollution, it would not 'meaningfully' improve public health in the US — a claim likely to be fiercely challenged by public health researchers and organizations. Power plants are the second-biggest emitters of planet-warming pollution in the US, making up around a quarter of the country's climate pollution. US power plants contribute 3% of total global climate pollution. The proposed rule follows a March announcement from the EPA that it would overturn more than a dozen Biden-era air pollution and climate rules. Trump's EPA announced in March it was preparing to reconsider and strike down a consequential scientific finding on the dangers of climate pollution that has served as the basis behind federal regulations to curb them. Dismissing the precedent would strip the EPA's authority to manage the pollution that causes global warming. 'President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now,' EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement.
CNN
26-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Trump EPA drafting a rule that would undo decades of progress on limiting pollution from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting a proposed regulation that would end all federal limits on planet-warming pollution generated by coal and gas-fired power plants, according to documents cited by the New York Times. The proposed rule, which the agency said would be published once it has completed interagency review, would undo decades of progress on limiting US climate pollution and could drive up energy prices if expensive coal plants remain on the grid longer as a result. At a minimum, it is a sharp reversal from the Biden administration's policies to lower pollution from power plants and make the air around them healthier to breathe. The Biden EPA finalized new rules last year that would have compelled coal and new natural gas power plants to either cut or capture 90% of their climate pollution by 2032. In a statement, an EPA spokesperson referenced a 2022 Supreme Court decision striking down the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and said there were 'concerns' that the Biden administration's 'replacement for that rule is similarly overreaching and an attempt to shut down affordable and reliable electricity generation in the United States.' 'As part of this reconsideration, EPA is developing a proposed rule,' the spokesperson added. 'The proposal will be published once it has completed interagency review and been signed by the (EPA) Administrator.' The documents the New York Times acquired argue the US share of global power plant pollution has fallen, and that even if US power plants cut all of their emissions and pollution, it would not 'meaningfully' improve public health in the US — a claim likely to be fiercely challenged by public health researchers and organizations. Power plants are the second-biggest emitters of planet-warming pollution in the US, making up around a quarter of the country's climate pollution. US power plants contribute 3% of total global climate pollution. The proposed rule follows a March announcement from the EPA that it would overturn more than a dozen Biden-era air pollution and climate rules. Trump's EPA announced in March it was preparing to reconsider and strike down a consequential scientific finding on the dangers of climate pollution that has served as the basis behind federal regulations to curb them. Dismissing the precedent would strip the EPA's authority to manage the pollution that causes global warming. 'President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now,' EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement.
CNN
26-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Trump EPA drafting a rule that would undo decades of progress on limiting pollution from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting a proposed regulation that would end all federal limits on planet-warming pollution generated by coal and gas-fired power plants, according to documents cited by the New York Times. The proposed rule, which the agency said would be published once it has completed interagency review, would undo decades of progress on limiting US climate pollution and could drive up energy prices if expensive coal plants remain on the grid longer as a result. At a minimum, it is a sharp reversal from the Biden administration's policies to lower pollution from power plants and make the air around them healthier to breathe. The Biden EPA finalized new rules last year that would have compelled coal and new natural gas power plants to either cut or capture 90% of their climate pollution by 2032. In a statement, an EPA spokesperson referenced a 2022 Supreme Court decision striking down the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and said there were 'concerns' that the Biden administration's 'replacement for that rule is similarly overreaching and an attempt to shut down affordable and reliable electricity generation in the United States.' 'As part of this reconsideration, EPA is developing a proposed rule,' the spokesperson added. 'The proposal will be published once it has completed interagency review and been signed by the (EPA) Administrator.' The documents the New York Times acquired argue the US share of global power plant pollution has fallen, and that even if US power plants cut all of their emissions and pollution, it would not 'meaningfully' improve public health in the US — a claim likely to be fiercely challenged by public health researchers and organizations. Power plants are the second-biggest emitters of planet-warming pollution in the US, making up around a quarter of the country's climate pollution. US power plants contribute 3% of total global climate pollution. The proposed rule follows a March announcement from the EPA that it would overturn more than a dozen Biden-era air pollution and climate rules. Trump's EPA announced in March it was preparing to reconsider and strike down a consequential scientific finding on the dangers of climate pollution that has served as the basis behind federal regulations to curb them. Dismissing the precedent would strip the EPA's authority to manage the pollution that causes global warming. 'President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now,' EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement.
Epoch Times
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
EPA Looks to Remove Biden-Era Carbon Limits From Coal, Gas-Fired Power Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that it is drafting a plan to remove the caps on greenhouse gases from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants across the nation. An EPA spokesperson told The Epoch Times that the agency has been reconsidering the Biden administration's power plant emissions regulations, commonly referred to as 'Clean Power Plan 2.0,' since March. The Biden-era Clean Power Plan marks the third major attempt by the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. It follows the Obama administration's original Clean Power Plan, which required power plants to shift toward lower-carbon sources of electricity. 'Many have voiced concerns that the last administration's replacement for that rule is similarly overreaching and an attempt to shut down affordable and reliable electricity generation in the United States, raising prices for American families, and increasing the country's reliance on foreign forms of energy,' the EPA spokesperson said. 'As part of this reconsideration, EPA is developing a proposed rule.' The spokesperson did not provide further details about the draft plan but said it will be released after an interagency review and once it is signed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. 'President [Donald] Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now,' the spokesperson quoted Zeldin as saying. 'We are seeking to ensure that the agency follows the rule of law while providing all Americans with access to reliable and affordable energy.' Related Stories 5/21/2025 5/14/2025 The first Trump administration's Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule formally rescinded and replaced the Obama-era regulation. The ACE rule was struck down by the D.C. Circuit in January 2021, on the final full day of Trump's first term. That ruling was itself overturned in 2022, when the Supreme Court The Biden-era regulation that the Trump EPA now seeks to replace, formally known as The only currently known technology capable of achieving such reductions is carbon capture and sequestration, which has not yet been deployed at that scale. The rule quickly came under legal challenge from a coalition of Republican-led states, utility companies, and coal industry stakeholders. Critics said that carbon capture is not economically viable or technologically mature enough to be used at the nation's roughly 200 coal plants. They also pointed to logistical problems, such as the extensive infrastructure needed to pipe captured carbon dioxide into underground storage sites that are located hundreds of miles from the plants. 'By constructing a rule that offers power plant operators the choice of either employing technologies that do not yet exist on a commercial, affordable scale or shutting down, the EPA has wrested control of our nation's energy policy with neither the legal authority nor expertise to do so, all at the exact time that electricity demand is forecast to double,' Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, Despite opposition, the Biden power plant rule was allowed to take effect after the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals declined to pause it while litigation proceeds. The U.S. Supreme Court also Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch, 'So this Court understandably denies the stay applications for now,' Kavanaugh wrote, adding that if the challengers lose at that level, they may again ask the Supreme Court for relief while appealing the case. The D.C. Circuit has not yet issued a ruling on the merits of the case.
