The EPA finalized rules for carbon pollution from power plants, but it still excludes a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency has just finalized rules aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. But it still doesn’t crack down on the nation’s fleet of gas-fired power plants. That’s a big omission considering the US gets 43 percent of its electricity from gas, more than from any other source of energy. EPA administrator Michael Regan says the agency is taking more time to strengthen rules for today’s existing gas power plants.
Carbon capture tech is loved by fossil fuel companies, and despised by many environmental and health advocates — because instead of having to phase out fossil fuel-fired power plants, utilities can keep those plants open longer while still meeting climate goals. That’s a big disappointment to communities who had hoped that a transition to renewable energy would get rid of other pollutants like soot and smog stemming from power plants.
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