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White House Reviews Power Plant Rule Repeal Proposal
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In Short: The White House has entered a review of a proposal to repeal rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, expected to mirror EPA's previous efforts to restrict future regulations.
The supplemental proposal to repeal rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants entered White House review on Monday, according to the Office of Management and Budget’s website.
This move is part of a broader effort to undo 2024 standards that required coal-fired and some new gas-fired power plants to capture and store most of their greenhouse gas emissions.
Given that the power industry is the largest industrial source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., the proposal is seen as a significant step in deregulating the sector.
Last summer, the EPA issued a proposal to bar future administrations from regulating the power sector for greenhouse gases, a move that is expected to be mirrored in this new repeal effort.
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- What happened: The supplemental proposal entered White House review on Monday, according to the Office of Management and Budget’s website.
- It is expected to be released along with another rule to undo 2024 standards that required coal-fired and some new gas-fired power plants to capture and store most of their greenhouse gas emissions.
- The power industry is the largest industrial source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. The proposal is expected to mirror EPA’s repeal of the so-called endangerment finding.
- The details: EPA issued a proposal last summer that aimed to bar future administrations from regulating the power sector for greenhouse gases.