EPA Reverses Biden-Era Rules on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

EPA Plan Would Eliminate All Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to completely eliminate limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. That’s according to internal agency documents seen by The New York Times, which reports the EPA has determined emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases “do not contribute significantly to dangerous pollution.”

EPA reverses Biden-era rules on greenhouse gas emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump is looking a lot different than the one that existed under Biden after Trump’s rollback of greenhouse gas limits.The agency is now proposing to repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, which would include requirements set under Biden.“This is a big deal, because when you think about your electricity bill, when you think about the cost of powering t…

EPA Plans to Scrap Power Plant Emission Limits Despite Climate Warnings - One Green Planet

The EPA is moving to remove all limits on power plant emissions—despite being the U.S.’s second-largest climate polluter. The post EPA Plans to Scrap Power Plant Emission Limits Despite Climate Warnings appeared first on One Green Planet.

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Environmental Rollbacks: Will the Trump Administration Overplay Its Hand? - Legal Planet

It’s no secret that Trump is likely to roll back as many environmental regulations as he possibly can, starting with the Biden Administration’s climate rules.  In pursuit of that goal, he has pushed agencies to adopt high-risk legal arguments  for rollbacks rather than more reliable strategies.  But he may run into a serious roadblock, given that in May the Administration lost in 26 out of 27 district court rulings.  Before May, Trump was losing…