EPA wants to end greenhouse gas limits on power plants, NYT says

Valentine Baldassari, Bloomberg News on May 24, 2025

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has drafted plans to remove limits on greenhouse gases from fossil fuel-fired power plants in the U.S., the New York Times reported, citing internal agency documents.

The draft was sent to the White House for review on May 2 and could be changed before its release, according to the report.

“We are seeking to ensure that the agency follows the rule of law while providing all Americans with access to reliable and affordable energy,” the newspaper cited EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin as saying. His spokeswoman declined to give the Times more information on the plan but said the proposal would be published after an interagency review and once it’s been signed by the administrator.

President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a sweeping overhaul of U.S. environmental policy. ProPublica reported in April that the EPA was planning to scale back standards compelling major polluters, including power plants and industrial facilities, to collect and report data on greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. is the world’s second-largest polluter, accounting for about 11% of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, according to the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research.