Trump’s Repeal of Pollution Rules Paves Way for New Dirty Plants

The Trump administration’s plan to repeal power-plant pollution mandates will make it easier and cheaper for utilities to build new fossil fuel-fired plants, while stalling investment in clean energy.

The proposal unveiled Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency would eliminate a Biden-era rule requiring power plants to curb their greenhouse-gas emissions. That would smooth the path for a significant build-out of natural gas generators that utilities say are needed to meet a surge in electricity demand from artificial intelligence. About 19 gigawatts of new gas-fired power — enough to support 14.3 million homes — is planned by 2028, according to ...