NewzWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants.The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution.Environmental groups decried the change, saying it would come at a cost to Americans' health and further degrade the environment.Revoking the Biden-era power plant rule would save industry more than $300 billion in costs and help “unleash” American energy, the EPA said. The change will allow utilities to make the best decisions for their ratepayers rather than be forced to close aging or inefficient plants, said EPA Assistant Administrator Aaron SzaboThe power plant rule, to take effect soon after publication in the Federal Register, is expected to face immediate legal challenges.Environmental groups also are likely to challenge the separate rule proposed Monday that could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The proposal, expected to be made final next year, follows on EPA's action earlier this year revoking a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S.
action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.The February action eliminated all greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks. The new plan would apply similar logic to a broader undoing of climate regulations on stationary sources such as power plants.Announcement comes as energy officials gather at G20 meetingThe announcements came as EPA chief Lee Zeldin, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright host a G20 ministerial meeting on “energy abundance” in Houston. The announcement of the rule, coming on the same day, is both a nod to the important role oil-rich Texas plays in the energy industry and a potential snub of European and other international allies in attendance who have pursued environmentally friendly policies that the Trump administration has moved to undo.Republican President Donald Trump called climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated…
The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action the agency said would remove more than $300 billion in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy.The new rule, which is expected to face immediate legal challenges, also could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. It represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution, often in low-income and majority Black or Hispanic communities.Here's the Latest:Independent Senate candidate in Montana gets literal about taking aim at Flock camerasIn a video posted Monday on social media, Seth Bodnar takes aim and fires at a small camera.“Are you tired of security cameras watching your every move? Yeah, me too,” Bodnar, a military veteran, said.Flock cameras have emerged as a theme in the midterm elections.
Across the political spectrum, candidates have been increasingly critical of Flock Safety, which sells the cameras to police around the country.The cameras take photos of license plates, and that data can be shared across law enforcement agencies. Critics have raised privacy concerns. Supporters say the cameras have strengthened policing.The company didn’t respond to a request for comment.
But in response to previous questions about campaigns’ rhetoric, a spokesperson emphasized the role the technology has played in solving crimes.Trump says AI risks to humanity are a ‘hoax’Trump lashed out at AI critics on social media, saying that the AI companies calling for government regulation of their sector could end up bankrupt.“Concerning AI, when, in the History of Business, did anyone see the Leaders of an Industry call for Regulation that, if strongly implemented, will drive them into oblivion and bankruptcy?” Trump said.The president then said that claims that AI posed a threat to humanity was “hoax” along the lines of his two impeachments during his first term.“AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX,” Trump said.Donald Trump Jr.’s wife confirms May wedding celebration was partially funded by a Russian oligarchIn a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrot… EPA officials said the change would allow utilities to make the best decisions for their ratepayers rather than be forced to close aging or inefficient plants.The rule is expected to face immediate legal challenges. In a related action, the EPA proposed a separate rule, expected to be made final next year, that could prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
The proposal follows on EPA's action earlier this year revoking a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. — for the second time — from the 2015 Paris climate accord that sets voluntary goals to curb planet-warming emissions.Trump has boasted of U.S. energy abundance even as the Iran war continues to disrupt global fuel markets and gas prices top $4.31…
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