The Environmental Protection Agency has reversed regulations designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants, scrapping mandates that would have pushed facilities to adopt cleaner technologies like carbon capture. The decision removes federal requirements that could have forced some plants to significantly lower their pollution output. Environmental advocates warn the rollback undermines efforts to combat climate change by easing restrictions on a major source of carbon emissions. Industry observers and environmental groups are weighing the implications of the policy shift, which could reshape energy production standards nationwide.
The EPA announced it is repealing rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants. The move eliminates requirements that would have forced some power plants to sharply reduce their emissions, including through technologies such as carbon capture and storage. Geoff Bennett discussed what this rollback means with Vickie Patton of the Environmental Defense Fund.
