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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant emissions rule

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A Biden administration era greenhouse gas emissions standard for power plants has been partially repealed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and further slackening of regulations may be on the horizon.

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  1. EPA says it's repealing rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

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  2. EPA to repeal greenhouse gas limits for power plants

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

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    EPA finalizes repeal of power plant emissions rule

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  1. Bloomberg

    Trump EPA to Rescind Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.

  2. Just the News

    EPA repeals Biden-era emission rules for coal and fossil-fueled-fired power plants (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Zeldin told ABC News the Biden-era pollution rules were designed to “suffocate our economy in order to protect the environment” with the intent to regulate the coal industry “out of existence.”

  3. Just the News

    EPA to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions for coal, natural gas power plants (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The EPA estimates that the repeal of the rule would eliminate roughly $300 billion in energy costs.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    EPA says it's repealing rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    FILE – A barge on the Ohio River moves past the Mountaineer Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant near New Haven, W.Va., March 13, 2026.

  5. The Boston Globe

    EPA expected to erase limits on climate pollution from power plants (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The shift by the Environmental Protection Agency would complete the administration’s erasure of the most consequential climate policies of former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

  6. Bloomberg

    US expected to rescind greenhouse gas rules for fossil fuel power plants (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    EPA is expected to remove curbs on the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions

  7. Conservative Review

    Trump EPA Moves To Permanently Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules for Power Plants, Gutting Biden’s Signature Environmental Policies (opens Conservative Review)

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    Conservative Review's feed description

    The Trump Environmental Protection Agency is planning to propose the permanent repeal of federal regulations of power plants’ greenhouse gas emissions, asserting that such rules have “virtually no benefit,” the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

  8. The Guardian

    US environment agency reportedly set to scrap power-plant pollution limits – live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Environmental Protection Agency also plans rule repealing federal finding that greenhouse gases from power ‌plants ⁠specifically pose a threat Sign up for the Breaking News US email Mike Johnson , the Republican House speaker, said in interviews on Sunday that Donald Trump’s pledge to pay all US…

  9. KOB 4

    EPA is set to eliminate rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin says this move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.

  10. KOB 4

    EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action the agency said would remove more than $300 billion in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy.

  11. MyNorthwest

    Trump EPA is to eliminate rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin has said would remove billions of dollars in costs for the industry and help …

  12. The Boston Globe

    Trump EPA expected to eliminate rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The rule also could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

  13. CT Mirror

    Trump EPA to eliminate rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens CT Mirror)

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    CT Mirror's feed description

    The EPA is expected to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

  14. The New Republic

    Trump’s EPA Will Let Power Plants Poison Our Air as Much as They Want (opens The New Republic)

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    The Environmental Protection Agency no longer intends to protect any environment from the interests of America’s power plants. Lee Zeldin, the agency’s administrator and Donald Trump’s former impeachment defense attorney, will announce plans Monday to walk back several critical national regulations …

  15. The Guardian

    Trump’s EPA reportedly ⁠poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants (opens The Guardian)

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    Advocates and experts describe the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as gifts to polluters at expense of planet The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ⁠poised to formally repeal carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, according to reports.

  16. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  17. PBS NewsHour

    The Trump administration is set to eliminate a rule that curbs greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The rule change a significant shift from efforts by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to combat climate change.

  18. Washington Examiner

    EPA set to repeal Biden pollution rules for fossil-fuel power plants (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to roll back pollution standards for fossil-fuel power plants, a measure the Trump administration argues will strengthen the power grid and lower customer costs. But environmentalists say it will worsen climate change.

  19. Common Dreams

    Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution (opens Common Dreams)

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    According to reporting , Donald Trump’s administration will propose to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants today – a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Ai…

  20. Common Dreams

    Trump Administration Will Roll Back Climate Rules (opens Common Dreams)

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    According to published reports , the Trump Administration will finalize rules to rollback carbon pollution standards for power plants, as soon as today. Following is reaction from Meredith Hankins , federal climate legal director at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council): “With millions of America…

  21. Common Dreams

    EPA to Allow Power Plants to Accelerate Global Warming (opens Common Dreams)

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    Common Dreams's feed description

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to announce today that it will stop regulating carbon dioxide released by power plants burning fossil fuels, according to reports. If allowed to go into effect, the second largest source of U.S.

  22. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump EPA says it is eliminating rule that limits planet-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Trump EPA says it is eliminating rule that limits planet-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants

  23. WPRI Providence

    EPA eliminates rule limiting planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    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 po…

  24. The Real News Network

    ‘Actively malevolent’: Trump EPA to eviscerate rules on planet-heating pollution from power plants (opens The Real News Network)

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    The Real News Network's feed description

    “This is full-throated climate denial while the climate crisis happens in real time and a shocking betrayal of the American public.”

  25. Anchorage Daily News

    EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming emissions from power plants (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The rule change represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution.

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