EPA: New pollution limits proposed for US coal, gas power plants reflect 'urgency' of climate crisis
The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to reduce planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration proposed new limits Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change. A rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a Technology that has long been promised but is not used widely in the United States. "This administration is committed to meeting the urgency of the climate crisis and taking the necessary actions required,'' EPA Administrator Michael Regan said. The new rule would “significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants, pr...