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Sep 13, 2026

EPA moves to permanently repeal greenhouse gas emissions rules for power plants

The Trump EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, gutting Biden's signature environmental policies and asserting such rules have 'virtually no benefit.'

Sep 13, 2026·5 sources
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  • ▪EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is scheduled to announce the power sector deregulatory actions at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial in Houston on September 14, 2026
  • ▪Federal data shows that in 2025, gas-fired power plants generated 40 percent of U.S. electricity, while coal-fired plants generated 17 percent
  • ▪The Clean Air Act does not authorize EPA regulation of power plant carbon emissions

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