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EPA Plan Would Eliminate All Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants

HeadlineMay 30, 2025

President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to completely eliminate limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. That’s according to internal agency documents seen by The New York Times, which reports the EPA has determined emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases “do not contribute significantly to dangerous pollution.”

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