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21 States Sue to Strike Down Trump Administration's Repeal of GHG Rules for Power Plants
A coalition of 21 state Attorneys General* announced the launch of a new court challenge aimed at striking down the Trump administration’s recent repeal of rules designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants. The coalition, led by New York AG Letitia James warned that the administration’s move will eliminate one of the U.S.’ key climate protection measures, clearing the way for millions of additional tons of greenhouse gas emissions that will worsen extreme heat, deadly storms, flooding, and wildfires. The new lawsuit follows the repeal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September of a series of Biden-era rules targeting GHG emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants, one of the main sources of the U.S.’ carbon footprint. At the time, the EPA also announced a proposal to rescind the 2015 Greenhouse Gas Findings for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants, effectively making it much more difficult for the agency to reinstitute GHG limiting rules for the fossil fuel-fired power generation sector under future administrations. The agency’s move had been telegraphed in 2025 by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin arguing that GHG emissions from power plants “do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution” within the scope...
