EPA plans to reconsider a decision made late in the Biden administration to reject a Texas plan for power plant pollution, the agency revealed in a Tuesday court filing.
The move is another Trump administration step toward boosting fossil fuels, although both the state and utility groups are continuing to pressure EPA to act quickly.
The December 2024 disapproval argued that Texas’ revised plan to address pollution during planned maintenance, startup and shutdown activities fell short of federal enforceability requirements and failed the Clean Air Act’s requirement that emissions limits apply at all times.
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The rule applied to eight coal-fired power plants across the state that use electrostatic precipitators to control particulate matter.
