EPA Poised To Scrap Power Plant Carbon Standards

EPA Poised To Scrap Power Plant Carbon Standards By Robin Lawrence, of UtilityDive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants today, according to multiple media reports. The repeal would complete the Trump administration’s elimination of climate policies enacted under the Obama and Biden administrations and could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, according to The New York Times. Climate Mayors and C40 Cities are among the municipal and environmental groups that have opposed the repeal, which...