The Trump Environmental Protection Agency eliminated Biden-era limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from coal- and natural-gas-fired power plants on September 14–16, 2026. The rule is expected to face immediate legal challenges and may prevent future administrations from regulating power plant emissions.
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Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
The rule, which is expected to face immediate legal challenges, also could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, sources said.
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and public health.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 14 repealed Biden-era limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from coal- and natural-gas-fired power plants, eliminating requirements that some facilities sharply reduce carbon pollution or use emissions-control technology. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the action at a meeting of G20 energy ministers in Houston, saying the rollback would reduce regu
The US Environmental Protection Agency ends a rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants.
The Environmental Protection Agency is cutting rules limiting climate pollution from power plants fueled by coal and natural gaas. Dr. Nat Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, joins "The Daily Report."