Cheap electricity matters more than cutting power-plant emissions

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s September 14, 2026, final rule repealed most 2024 Biden administration greenhouse-gas standards for coal- and natural-gas-fired power plants.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.