The US administration under President Donald Trump has officially repealed greenhouse gas emission limits for coal and natural gas power plants. Announced by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the move dismantles the previous administration's mandates requiring up to a 90 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. While the administration argues the policy protects affordable energy and dismisses climate concerns as alarmism, environmental groups have strongly condemned the decision as a boon to the fossil fuel industry and vowed legal action. The rollback occurs amidst broader anti-climate actions by the Trump administration, including withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and invalidating the 2009 EPA endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, despite scientific data showing record-breaking summer temperatures across the United States.

The US administration under President Donald Trump has officially repealed greenhouse gas emission limits for coal and natural gas power plants. Announced by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the move dismantles the previous administration's mandates requiring up to a 90 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. While the administration argues the policy protects affordable energy and dismisses climate concerns as alarmism, environmental groups have strongly condemned the decision as a boon to the fossil fuel industry and vowed legal action. The rollback occurs amidst broader anti-climate actions by the Trump administration, including withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and invalidating the 2009 EPA endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, despite scientific data showing record-breaking summer temperatures across the United States.