US set to axe climate pollution limits for power plants
The change would roll back rules introduced by former president Joe Biden's administration in 2024, which required coal and gas power plants to eliminate nearly all their carbon emissions.
US President Donald Trump’s administration is set to eliminate climate pollution limits on coal and gas power plants, according to US media reports. The change would reverse rules enacted by former President Joe Biden in 2024, which mandated these plants to significantly reduce their carbon emissions. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to announce this move during a G20 energy ministers’ meeting in Houston, as reported by Bloomberg News and the New York Times, based on confidential information.
Despite the new regulations, power plants will still need to adhere to some limits on pollutants like mercury, arsenic, and other contaminants, the Times noted. Coal, being the fuel with the highest greenhouse gas emissions, contributes significantly to climate change. President Trump has consistently dismissed human-induced climate change as a "hoax" and has been diligent in dismantling various environmental regulations since taking office last year, many of which aimed to curb fossil fuel use.
In 2023, the EPA overturned its 2009 Endangerment Finding, the scientific assessment that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare, according to AFP.
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