EPA removes power plant emissions limits; claims of lower bills and minimal climate impact disputed

The Trump administration's EPA has eliminated federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants, arguing this will reduce electricity bills and that the climate impact is negligible. Analysts and critics contend these claims are unsupported, noting that deregulation is unlikely to lower consumer costs and that the emissions increase will materially worsen climate change. The move reverses established federal climate policy and shifts the burden of emissions reduction to states and utilities.