The Trump administration's EPA has announced a final plan to eliminate the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for power plants, arguing the rules exceed the agency's authority under the Clean Air Act. The EPA also proposed revoking all remaining greenhouse gas emissions requirements for power plants, claiming their emissions have no material impact on climate change. Environmental experts criticize the move as an attempt to dismantle the entire legal framework for regulating climate pollution.
Background
In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that greenhouse gases qualify as air pollutants under the Clean Air Act, and the EPA made its endangerment finding in 2009, establishing the legal basis for regulating GHG emissions from power plants.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026 at 09:43 PM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10