Repealing the EPA power-plant rule will raise the cost of climate damage Americans pay later

Long-term shifts in the Earth's climate driven by greenhouse gas emissions, and the political response to them in the United States. Covers emissions rules, disaster spending and adaptation, a field where federal policy has reversed direction with each change of administration.

American policy and political argument over climate, conservation, pollution, public lands and the environmental regulation of industry. Much of it is fought through federal rulemaking and the courts rather than legislation, which makes each administration's regulatory posture the decisive variable.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s September 14, 2026, final rule repealed most 2024 Biden administration greenhouse-gas standards for coal- and natural-gas-fired power plants. A separate EPA proposal would rescind remaining power-plant greenhouse-gas standards and supporting findings, requiring notice-and-comment rulemaking before any broader repeal is finalized.