Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down


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WKBN.com— WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the []

www.kxl.com—Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants To Capture Emissions Or Shut Down. WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would force power plants

The Guardian—New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down. New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the nation’s...

www.utilitydive.com—EPA finalizes power plant emission rules, but utilities balk at expected need for carbon capture. Electric utilities called the power plant rules “disappointing” and “unlawful” and say the rules will create reliability and affordability challenges.