EPA Advances Rollback of Power Plant Climate Rules

At a glance: The EPA is moving ahead with actions that would unwind major Biden-era climate requirements for fossil fuel-fired power plants and remove federal tools used by companies to track supply-chain emissions.

The agency is expected to finalize a rule eliminating requirements for existing and future power plants to adopt emissions-reduction technologies, including carbon capture and storage, aimed at cutting greenhouse gas pollution over the coming decades.

What’s happening

Power plant standards: EPA is expected to repeal requirements tied to emissions-cutting technologies for fossil fuel-fired plants.

Clean Air Act foundation: Officials also plan to propose eliminating the finding that greenhouse gas emissions from power plants pose a threat, a key legal basis for regulating power-sector climate pollution.

Corporate emissions tools: The agency has removed online resources used to help companies measure Scope 3, or supply-chain, emissions.

Why it matters: The moves would mark another step in the Trump administration’s effort to scale back climate and pollution-control mandates. They could also make it harder for companies, researchers, and other stakeholders to access federal guidance and data used to assess emissions risks and plan for future regulatory or market expectations.