WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. It’s part of a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says will remove trillions of dollars in costs and “unleash” American energy. The EPA under President Donald Trump also plans to weaken a regulation that requires power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants. The rollbacks announced Wednesday are meant to fulfill the Republican president’s pledge to “unleash American energy” and make it more affordable for Americans to heat their homes and operate businesses. Environmental groups called the plans dangerous and vowed to challenge them in court.
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