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EPA to repeal power-plant carbon rules, cut costs billions

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC · How we work

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will repeal power-plant carbon rules.
The announcement could occur on Monday, Sept 14, at a G20 energy meeting in Houston.
Zeldin says the rollback will cut industry costs by billions of dollars.
The repeal eliminates mandates for carbon capture and storage at existing and new plants.
EPA also plans a rule to drop the power-plant greenhouse-gas endangerment finding.

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will repeal power-plant carbon rules.
The announcement could occur on Monday, Sept 14, at a G20 energy meeting in Houston.
Zeldin says the rollback will cut industry costs by billions of dollars.
The repeal eliminates mandates for carbon capture and storage at existing and new plants.
EPA also plans a rule to drop the power-plant greenhouse-gas endangerment finding.