EPA Delays Proposed Carbon Emission Rules on Existing Gas Power Plants

Published on March 1, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it would delay imposing rules to curb emissions from existing gas-fired power plants, drawing mixed reactions from environmental groups. The EPA said that it will proceed with finalizing rules to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants and new gas plants this spring, and work on a new approach to cover the entire fleet of gas plants. “As EPA works towards final standards to cut climate pollution from existing coal and new gas-fired power plants later this spring, the agency is taking a new, comprehensive approach to cover the entire fleet of natural gas-fired turbines, as well as cover more pollutants,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement....

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