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EPA Moves to Repeal Limits on Power Plant Emissions, Mercury

HeadlineJun 12, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed repealing Biden-era federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and weakening a separate Biden regulation on pollutants, including mercury. Scientists warn the moves will trigger the greatest increase in pollution in decades. It’s the latest deregulatory action taken by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, who claims he’s fighting against the “climate change cult.”

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