Republican lawmakers welcomed the Trump administration’s Wednesday proposal to roll back limits on power plant emissions.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin unveiled a plan to wipe out power plant pollution limits and carbon storage requirements that were instituted under former President Joe Biden. The proposal would leave the power sector without a federal mandate to address fossil fuel emissions.
Republicans on Capitol Hill were quick to welcome EPA’s actions. They downplayed potential climate impacts, instead pointing to the need to bolster fuel production to power artificial intelligence and lower energy prices.
“These regulations promulgated during the Biden-Harris administration threaten American businesses and workers without making a meaningful difference toward addressing pollution,” said Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), chair of the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee, at EPA’s Wednesday rollout event.
