US EPA Repeals Emissions Limits for Coal and Gas Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency has ended a rule capping greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants, according to Al Jazeera.
The Environmental Protection Agency has ended a rule capping greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants, according to Al Jazeera.

The Trump administration says rolling back the regulations could save power plants more than $300 billion and help 'unleash' American energy production.

The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating restrictions on climate-warming emissions from fossil fuel power plants, according to NPR News, drawing criticism from environmental groups.

According to CNBC, the Trump administration has rolled back regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that were put in place under previous administrations.

The Trump administration says it will eliminate the agency's authority to regulate carbon emissions from coal and gas plants under the Clean Air Act, a step experts say removes a major climate policy tool.

The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency says power plant emissions have no material impact on climate change, according to a report from Ars Technica.