EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Matthew Daly | The Associated Press, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · September 15, 2026 · 1 min read

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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP) The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse...

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