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EPA to end carbon limits for coal and gas plants

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  • EPA will end carbon-emissions limits for coal and gas power plants, announced Monday.
  • EPA administrator Lee Zeldin will announce the change at a G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston.
  • The reversal would undo climate rules set by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
  • If upheld, the rule could block future administrations from regulating power-plant greenhouse gases.
  • Environmental groups and energy experts say the proposal could increase extreme weather.