Trump’s EPA just gutted pollution rules for coal and gas plants
Sep 16, 2026
Trump’s EPA just finalized new rules overturning limits on coal and gas plants’ climate pollution. Under these new rules, coal and gas plants could spew unlimited pollution. But the fight isn’t over. Just because Trump and his fossil fuel donors want to ignore climate science and economics doesn’t mean that they can do so.
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