Trump throws out power plant climate pollution rules
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans today to kill any remaining standards on how much greenhouse gas pollution power plants are allowed to emit in the US. The move will only make electricity dirtier as AI, electric vehicles, and a revival of domestic manufacturing drive up power demand.
The EPA’s proposal today is a major escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to promote fossil fuels while making it easier to build out energy-hungry data centers. Environmental and consumer advocates, meanwhile, are fighting back — arguing that Trump’s deregulation spree comes with higher costs for the environment, public health, and Americans’ pocketbooks.
A major escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to promote fossil fuels while making it easier to build out energy-hungry data centers
“Failure to limit climate pollution means more children ending up in the emergency room with asthma attacks and heatstroke, more families struggling to rebuild homes after...
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