# US scraps greenhouse gas rules for power plants

https://mins.news/en/item/58766

- DW, 2026-09-15 05:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-scraps-greenhouse-gas-rules-for-power-plants/a-79268393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Trump administration has repealed Biden-era carbon limits for coal- and gas-fired power plants and proposed blocking future greenhouse gas regulations for the power sector. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called it the largest power-sector deregulation action ever, while legal experts and environmental groups challenged its legal basis and health implications.

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