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E.P.A. Erases Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
The gist
The EPA repealed federal limits on carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.
The power sector is the second-largest US source of greenhouse gases.
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2026The New York Times reports the Trump administration plans to announce that the US will no longer limit planet-warming pollution from power plants burning coal and gas, citing two people familiar with the proposal.
- Sep 14, 2026The EPA announces the repeal of federal limits on power plant carbon dioxide emissions, finalizing a rule it had been considering since last spring.
- Sep 14, 2026EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announces the change during a G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston; the agency also proposes rescinding all remaining greenhouse gas requirements for power plants, saying it lacks Clean Air Act authority over the sector.