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The EPA plans to remove limits on climate pollution from power plants, which are a major source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.

ClimateEnvironmentLegal IssuesSep 14, 2026score 0.373 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the EPA's planned removal of climate pollution limits on power plants, highlighting the significant role of electricity generation in carbon dioxide emissions and the potential impact on climate policy under the Trump administration.

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The EPA plans to remove limits on climate pollution from power plants, which are a major source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.
Parent: Environmental RegulationEntity: EPASub-entity: Power PlantsImpact: negativeDate: Sep 14, 2026Target: The EPA's decision to remove climate pollution limits from power plants

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#EPA Expected to Erase Limits on #Climate #Pollution From #PowerPlants. Generation of #electricity is the second largest source of #carbondioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. #climatecrisis #fossilfuels #pollution #publichealth #trump #maga #politics #energy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.8YTE.2n8Jq2iqpGT5&smid=url-share
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"#EPA Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.html "Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States." #Climate #Environment #EPA #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
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#EPA Expected to Erase Limits on Climate #Pollution From Power Plants Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. By Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman, Sept. 13, 2026 Excerpt: "The #Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas, according to two people familiar with the proposal. "The shift by the Environmental Protection Agency would complete the administration’s erasure of the most consequential climate policies of Presidents Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Barack Obama. If the move survives expected legal challenges, it could also prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. [FASCISM!!!] "The power sector is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the United States. This pollution accumulates in the atmosphere, where it traps the sun’s heat, raising temperatures and supercharging extreme weather events around the globe. Scientists say the United States and other industrialized nations must sharply cut emissions to avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change. " #LeeZeldin , the E.P.A. administrator, is expected to announce the change during a meeting of energy ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Houston, according to the two people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to describe the proposal before it is made public. "Representatives for the E.P.A. did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Sunday evening. " #Environmentalists and energy experts have opposed the move, which has been in the works since last spring. They have noted that if the U.S. power sector were its own country, it would be the fifth-largest climate polluter in the world after China, the entire United States, India and Russia. " 'This is another nail in the coffin for this administration’s commitment to protecting people and tackling the climate crisis,' said Manish Bapna, the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group. The E.P.A., he said, 'is ending its legal and moral responsibility to end #ClimatePollution. ' "[Idiot-in-chief] President Trump has derided climate change as a 'hoax,' and in his second term, the E.P.A. has systematically dismantled policies aimed at slowing global warming that have been criticized as costly by #oil, #gas and #coal companies. The administration has tried to make it easier and cheaper to produce and use fossil fuels, especially to generate electricity that can meet growing demand from artificial intelligence data centers." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.html Archived version: https://archive.ph/9eoDk #EPA = #EvilPollutersAlliance ! #USPol #TrumpSucks #EPAFail #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChangeIsReal #BigOilKnew #BigOilAndGas #CorporateFascism #CorporatePolluters #ClimateDenial #CorporateColonialism #GreenhouseGas #Datacenters #MakePollutersPay #AIDatacenters #AI #RenewablesNow #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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#EPA Expected to Erase Limits on #Climate #Pollution From #PowerPlants Generation of electricity is the second largest source of #carbondioxide and other #greenhousegas in #UnitedStates. Shift by EPA would complete administration’s erasure of the most consequential climate policies of Presidents Biden and Obama. If the move survives expected legal challenges, it could also prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas #emissions. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.html https://archive.ph/UCCuP
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