# Trump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants

https://mins.news/en/item/59582

- Ars Technica, 2026-09-15 13:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/epa-seeks-to-eliminate-remaining-greenhouse-gas-rules-for-power-plants/

> After the hottest summer on record and a UN warning that climate risks are likely to reach increasingly dangerous levels, the Trump administration overturned most of a Biden-era rule limiting power-plant climate pollution. The EPA says the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards exceed its Clean Air Act authority and proposed eliminating all remaining greenhouse-gas requirements for plants, arguing their emissions have no material climate impact.

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