US Revokes Limits on Power Plants’ Climate Pollution

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Click to expand Image Pollution and steam are seen rising from the stacks of the Miami Fort Power Station along the Ohio River, in North Bend, Ohio, on July 23, 2026.

© 2026 Jason Whitman/NurPhoto via AP Photo The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 14 that it is repealing limits on climate-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants, the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country.By gutting the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards, the EPA…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 17, 2026

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