WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is expected on Dec. 6, to roll back an Obama-era rule requiring new coal plants to slash carbon emissions, a move that could crack open the door in coming years for new plants fired by the fossil fuel.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made an “energy policy announcement” on Thursday. Andrew Wheeler, EPA’s acting administrator, spoke alongside Harry Alford, president of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, a long-time opponent of former President Barack Obama’s limits on carbon emissions.
