Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized rules to limit pollution from power plants, requiring significant emissions reductions to combat climate change.
Fossil fuels - not renewables - remain the real engines behind economic growth
US greenhouse gas emissions declined in 2023 while the economy grew, thanks to a reduction in emissions from power plants driven by the use of natural gas.
The decline in emissions is not due to using less fossil fuels, but rather the availability of cheap natural gas obtained through fracking.
E.P.A. to Exempt Existing Gas Plants From Tough New Rules, for Now
The Biden administration will delay the regulation requiring existing gas-fired power plants to capture carbon emissions until at least 2040.
There will also be a relaxation in the rules to limit carbon pollution from automobiles to accommodate automakers and labor unions.
Fossil fuels - not renewables - remain the real engines behind economic growth
US greenhouse gas emissions declined in 2023 while the economy grew, thanks to a reduction in emissions from power plants driven by the use of natural gas.
The decline in emissions is not due to using less fossil fuels, but rather the availability of cheap natural gas obtained through fracking.
E.P.A. to Exempt Existing Gas Plants From Tough New Rules, for Now
The Biden administration will delay the regulation requiring existing gas-fired power plants to capture carbon emissions until at least 2040.
There will also be a relaxation in the rules to limit carbon pollution from automobiles to accommodate automakers and labor unions.