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Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’

ClimateBy Oliver Milman and Sara SneathSep 16, 2026, 12:00 PM
Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’
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PUBLISHEDSep 16, 2026, 12:00 PM
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Claims that dismantling pollution rules will lower energy bills and have little climate impact are far from convincing In allowing US power plants to emit any amount of planet-heating pollution they wish to, the Trump administration made two striking claims – that this will cut Americans’ electricity bills and that the pollution itself doesn’t really matter anyway.

Both claims struggle to stand up to even basic scrutiny. On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it would erase any limits on emissions from coal and gas plants that are dangerously heating up our planet.…

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