US EditionEPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants
- On Wednesday, the EPA unveiled a proposal aimed at rolling back two regulations introduced during the Biden administration that restrict greenhouse gas and toxic emissions from U.S. power plants.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the agency plans to end burdensome regulations that he said have been regulating fossil fuels out of existence since the Obama and Biden administrations.
- The rollback targets the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards and Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which were designed to reduce harmful pollutants and prevent premature deaths linked to power plant emissions.
- Zeldin claimed the repeal would save ratepayers over $1 billion annually and preserve grid reliability, while critics warn it could increase pollution-related illnesses and deaths disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations.
- The EPA's proposal will enter a period for public feedback and is likely to be met with lawsuits from environmental groups opposing the rollback of these major clean air regulations.
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