EPA rolls back Biden-era rules for power plants that limit greenhouse gas emissions

# Analysis The EPA's repeal of greenhouse gas emission limits for power plants represents a significant setback for U.S. climate commitments and will likely increase carbon dioxide releases from one of the nation's largest pollution sources at a time when power generation accounts for roughly 25 percent of total U.S. emissions. Without these regulations, coal and natural gas plants face fewer incentives to adopt cleaner technologies or retire aging infrastructure, effectively locking in decades of higher emissions from facilities that typically operate for 40-50 years. This reversal undermines America's ability to meet its international climate pledges, including targets promised under the Paris Agreement, and will make it substantially harder for states to achieve their own emission reduction goals. The rollback also creates economic uncertainty for renewable energy companies and workers in those sectors who had begun scaling up operations in anticipation of stricter regulations, while potentially delaying investments in grid modernization and battery storage technology that energy markets increasingly demand.