The EPA should permanently repeal carbon capture requirements for power plants

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.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s September 14, 2026, final rule repealed most 2024 Biden administration greenhouse-gas standards for coal- and natural-gas-fired power plants.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