In this rule, EPA took four actions to address emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. First, it repealed the Affordable Clean Energy ("ACE") Rule, which originated during the Trump administration. Second, it finalized greenhouse gas ("GHG") emission guidelines for existi...
New EPA rules for power plantsThe article discusses the complexity and costliness of the rule proposed by President Barack Obama to tax carbon emissions at power plants and its impact on employment and costs of electricity in ...
EPA has quietly updated the modeling for its power plant greenhouse gas standards, adding compliance scenarios for existing gas plants and others that were absent from the modeling when the agency first proposed the rule earlier this year, with the changes increasing by half the carbon emissions ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on emissions from coal and natural gas electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet in its bat...
A final rule from the EPA marks the first federal regulation for the management of coal ash, including potential contamination of groundwater. Burning coal in these power plants creates coal ash, which can contaminate waterways and water systems, in addition to the air, accord...
A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control.
The case involves emissions requirements for coal-fired power plants first issued by the EPA in 2012.
EPA’s forthcoming power plant greenhouse gas rules are facing potential legal issues ahead of their release, legal experts say, including whether the Supreme Court’s recent decision to review the landmark Chevron doctrine could affect the rule -- with
The EPA on Thursday announced a series of actions to address pollution from fossil fuel power generators, including a final rule for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired plants that will eventually require them to capture 90 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions. ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized a decision that critics say threatens regulations designed to limit pollution from power plants. The finalized rule doesn’t roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). Instead, it undermines the rule by preventing the agenc...