The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rolled back central greenhouse gas emission regulations for coal and gas power plants established under the Biden administration. EPA head Lee Zeldin stated that the agency lacks the legal authority to regulate emissions for climate change, signaling a major push by President Donald Trump's administration to boost fossil fuels and lower energy prices. The decision undoes standards that mandated emissions cuts or plant closures by 2039. While environmental advocates strongly condemned the move as a threat to public health and safety—vowing legal challenges—the US coal industry praised it for supporting grid reliability. The reversal adds to the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle federal climate policies.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rolled back central greenhouse gas emission regulations for coal and gas power plants established under the Biden administration. EPA head Lee Zeldin stated that the agency lacks the legal authority to regulate emissions for climate change, signaling a major push by President Donald Trump's administration to boost fossil fuels and lower energy prices. The decision undoes standards that mandated emissions cuts or plant closures by 2039. While environmental advocates strongly condemned the move as a threat to public health and safety—vowing legal challenges—the US coal industry praised it for supporting grid reliability. The reversal adds to the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle federal climate policies.