Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants are a major contributor to climate change, which profoundly impacts human health. Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to address these emissions. EPA has a long history of proposing and finalizing regulations to limit emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil fuel-fired power plants, most recently in a 2024 rule. That rule has now been repealed by EPA, and health and environmental groups have filed suit against EPA as a result of this repeal.

Now, EPA has proposed a new rule stating that the agency has no statutory authority to regulate greenhouse gases from fossil fuel-fired power plants in response to global climate concerns. If finalized, this would repeal all remaining controls and preclude future action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

Take the time to submit a comment on EPA’s proposal to eliminate its Clean Air Act authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, along with all remaining greenhouse gas standards for power plants not previously repealed.