The Trump administration announced Wednesday its plans to revoke limits on power plants’ climate pollution, effectively dismantling a key strategy in fighting one of the nation’s largest sources of greenhouse gases. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal would remove regulations on both existing and future facilities that use coal or natural gas.
According to Politico, the move comes amid broader changes in the administration’s climate policy, including the closure of climate change offices, the dismissal of scientists, and the freezing of billions in renewable energy project funding. Power plants, which are the second-largest source of U.S. climate pollution after transportation, will no longer face restrictions on their carbon dioxide emissions.
