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- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will repeal the 2024 greenhouse-gas emission standards for coal and natural-gas plants.
- EPA projects the repeal and related proposal will save about $310.4 billion, announced on September 14, 2026.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the changes will let United States build power infrastructure to meet rising demand.
- NRDC climate legal director Meredith Hankins said administration is cutting polluters loose and will challenge the repeal in court.