GoKawiilEPA Moves to Repeal Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Rules Under Clean Air Act
The EPA is seeking to rescind a Biden-era rule requiring power plants to cut most greenhouse gas emissions by 2039 or shut down. It is also arguing that the agency lacks authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate such emissions, claiming without scientific support that they pose no threat to public health or the environment.
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If this legal argument prevails, it could permanently strip the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants, regardless of future administrations' priorities. This follows the agency's earlier repeal of the Endangerment Finding and the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, marking a broader dismantling of federal climate regulation at a time scientists say urgent action is needed.
- EPA seeks to kill Biden-era rule mandating power plant emissions cuts by 2039
- Agency argues it lacks legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
- Move follows repeal of the Endangerment Finding and US exit from the Paris Agreement, likely to spark lawsuits
Source: engadget.com — Anna Washenko, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “The EPA wants to stop regulating power plant emissions”
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