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Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

The Environmental Protection Agency mandates coal and gas power plants to reduce their climate pollution by 90% by 2032, expecting a 75% cut in carbon dioxide emissions from the sector compared to 2005.
New rules from the EPA tighten regulations on toxic waste disposal, mercury emissions, and public health risks from power plants.
The Biden administration's finalized rules aim to reduce over 1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions by 2047 while meeting growing electricity demands.

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The Guardian

New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down

New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-war…

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Reuters

Biden administration aims to clean up power sector with revamped rules

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Associated Press News

Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

WASHINGTON — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

10 days ago·United States

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USA Today

EPA to announce new energy standards aimed at cleaner air and curbing climate change

White House and EPA to release new rules to reduce pollution at power plants, curb fossil fuel emissions scientists say are driving climate change

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abc News

EPA limits 4 types of power plant pollution with sweeping rulemaking

On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of new rules aimed at dramatically reducing pollution from coal and natural gas fired power plants.

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