Trump replaced the Obama administration’s proposed power plant pollution rules with his own weaker measures, which a federal court blocked before they could be implemented. Even now, the EPA’s ...
EPA Administrator Michael Regan takes questions from ABC News after a press conference for the agency's new power plant pollution rules at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on April 25 ...
Coal and new gas plants would be required to capture their emissions using CCS or retire by various compliance dates in the ...
The rule relies on “carbon capture” technology that hasn’t been proven to work — and may introduce other dangers.
Environmental justice advocates say carbon capture contributes to pollutants that harm low-income neighborhoods and ...
The Power Plant Rules fulfill EPA’s promise to “protect all communities from pollution and improve public health without disrupting the delivery of reliable electricity.” 2 EPA also hopes ...
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new emission standards targeting coal-fired power plants that ... According to the new EPA rules, coal plants staying open beyond 2039 ...
The EPA said in the rule that the strict emissions reductions are feasible if power plants install carbon ... from the EPA’s interests as a pollution regulator. The lead case is West Virginia ...
The EPA estimates the health benefits of reducing carbon pollution in 2035 alone would include ... about the adequacy of the ...
The rule was published Thursday in the Federal Register. Information posted on the EPA website said “the final limits and emission guidelines are based on proven pollution control technologies that ...
Environmental justice advocates want EPA to shun carbon capture and hydrogen in its climate rule for existing natural gas power plants ... limits heat-trapping pollution from existing gas ...