US EPA poised to repeal carbon standards for gas, coal power plants, Bloomberg News reports
The rollback would end Biden-era mandates that required carbon capture and other emissions cuts, while leaving some limits on other pollutants in place.
- On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, according to reports. This action rolls back Biden-era mandates requiring plants to deploy emissions-reduction technologies.
- The administration plans to announce the rollback on the sidelines of a Group of 20 energy ministers' meeting in Houston, Texas. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the change would remove billions in industry costs and help "unleash" American energy.
- Officials also plan to propose a separate rule repealing the federal finding that greenhouse gases from power plants pose a threat under the Clean Air Act. This move continues 2026 climate rollbacks, including the earlier rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding.
- Power plants account for nearly a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and would rank as the world's sixth-largest emitter if a country. The repeal removes the primary federal oversight mechanism for this industrial sector.
- President Donald Trump has frequently called human-induced climate change "a hoax" while working to remove environmental regulations limiting fossil fuel use. The Environmental Protection Agency did not respond to requests for comment on the expected announcement.
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Trump’s EPA Unleashes American Power by Rescinding Carbon ‘Pollution’ Standards
"Under my plan, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." So said Barack Obama when campaigning for president in 2008. He and many other prominent Democrats have ... The post Trump’s EPA Unleashes American Power by Rescinding Carbon ‘Pollution’ Standards first appeared on [your]NEWS.
The Trump administration continues to reduce climate protection in the US. In future, coal and gas power plants will be allowed to emit more greenhouse gases. The consequences of this decision extend far beyond the US.
The agency's administrator, Lee Zeldin, defended the decision by arguing that the climate policies of the Obama and Biden administrations had unleashed a "war on coal" that put the reliability and price of electricity at risk.
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