EPA Focus on Carbon Capture Stokes Fight on Clean Air Law Intent

Federal courts are poised to clarify how far the EPA can push technological innovation at power plants, with arguments set over a Biden administration emissions plan before incoming Trump officials may try to quash the rule for good.

Carbon capture technology at the center of the rule is drawing fire from all corners of the power sector, raising the question of whether the Clean Air Act that allows the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate facilities is truly meant to force the development of control technology.

The Biden administration this spring finalized standards aiming to stem climate pollution from coal-fired power ...