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US Repeals Rules Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Coal and Gas Power Plants Nationwide

The US Environmental Protection Agency has repealed rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants, undoing decades of protections aimed at curbing gas emissions.

US Repeals Rules Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Coal and Gas Power Plants Nationwide
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repealed rules limiting emissions by coal and gas power plants, undoing decades of protections aimed at reducing greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. The move reverses regulations put in place to curb these gases under former President Barack Obama's administration. This repeal is likely to have significant environmental implications for the US power sector.

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