Event Brief
EPA repeals limits on greenhouse emissions from power plants
By The BriefBrief · Sources (22)
Filed: Sep 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
Summary: The Trump administration’s EPA announced it is repealing greenhouse-gas emission limits for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The rules, finalized during the Biden administration, required existing coal and new natural gas plants to cut carbon dioxide pollution starting in the 2030s. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the Biden/Obama curbs raised energy prices and prevented full energy potential.
WHO: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Administrator Lee Zeldin
WHAT: EPA repealed greenhouse gas emission limits for fossil fuel-fired power plants.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: The EPA repealed the Biden-era rules governing carbon dioxide pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants.
How this story developed (showing 4 of 4 earlier reports)
Sources (22):
Al Jazeera,
Ars Technica,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Deutsche Welle,
Engadget,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
Japan Times,
LA Times,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
The Verge,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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