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Biden EPA Announces Toughest-Ever Rules for Power Plant Emissions

'We will see some coal retirements': EPA administrator

Biden EPA Announces Toughest-Ever Rules for Power Plant Emissions
Drag line and coal haul truck at North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Wyo. Peabody Energy/Wikimedia, CC BY
Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
5/11/2023|Updated: 5/11/2023
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After weeks of buildup, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled its strictest-ever rules for power produced using natural gas, coal, and oil that could spur the use of carbon capture technologies.

The standards released on May 11 would affect new and old power infrastructure, including new natural gas turbines and the country’s existing coal fleet. Though the United States still has hundreds of coal plants, the number of such installations has fallen sharply during the past decade.

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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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