EPA repeals Obama-era carbon standards for coal and gas power plants

The Trump administration formally rescinded limits on greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants and proposed eliminating remaining federal carbon pollution standards for the sector, removing a key climate regulation on stationary

First covered Sep 13, 2026 · 8:31 PM PT · 9 articles · no longer in the live window

EPA repeals Obama-era carbon standards for coal and gas power plants — Image via electrek.co

Coverage

11d Utility Dive EPA scraps Biden power plant GHG rules, moves to eliminate other standards — Rachael Marsh, chief legal officer at the Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, said in an emailed statement to Utility Dive…

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12d Electrek EPA just raised health costs by $2.8T, allowing more power plant pollution (upd.) — The EPA finalized a proposed policy on Monday to eliminate limits on power plant pollution, saddling Americans with trillions of dollars in long-term health…

12d Heatmap News The EPA’s Abdication — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

12d Utility Dive EPA poised to scrap power plant carbon standards — Eliminating federal limits on power-sector emissions could undermine local climate goals and increase risks to infrastructure and public health, city and…

12d Guardian Environment Trump’s EPA reportedly ⁠poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants — Advocates and experts describe the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as gifts to polluters at expense of planet The US Environmental Protection Agency…

12d Heatmap News Court Strikes Down Trump’s Coal Plant ‘Emergency’ Order —

13d Electrek EPA plans to raise your health costs by $120B on Monday — The EPA plans to announce a new policy on Monday that will eliminate limits on power plant pollution, saddling Americans with another $120 billion in long-term…

Primary sources

epa.gov 12674.1 O1 Carbon Pollution Standards Repeal Ii Sprm Preamble 20260914 (epa.gov) — cited by 3 of the outlets above

reuters.com Chinas Carbon Market Introduce Absolute Emissions Caps 2027 2025 08 26 (reuters.com) — cited by 2 of the outlets above

ncei.noaa.gov Monitoring the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation in August 2026 — cited by 2 of the outlets above

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More coverage from around the web

bloomberg.com Trump EPA to Rescind Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants - Bloomberg

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epa.gov Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants | US EPA

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