"WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants.
The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that trap the sun’s heat.
Environmental groups decried the change, saying it would come at a cost to Americans’ health and further degrade the environment.
Revoking the Biden-era power plant rule would save industry more than $300 billion in costs and help “unleash” American energy, the EPA said. The change will allow utilities to “make the best decision for the ratepayers based on cost and cost savings, instead of being required to shut down facilities,’' said EPA Assistant Administrator Aaron Szabo."
Matthew Daly reports for the Associated Press September 14, 2026.
SEE ALSO:
"E.P.A. Erases Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants" (New York Times)
"EPA Scraps Climate Curbs For U.S. Power Generation" (POLITICO)
"Trump’s EPA Rolls Back Limits On Climate Pollution From Power Plants" (MS Now Maddow Blog)
