Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’
The Guardian critiques the Trump administration's EPA decision to remove emissions limits on coal and gas power plants. The article argues that the administration's claims regarding lower energy prices are contradicted by the EPA's own internal analysis.
Why it matters
This policy shift represents a major change in U.S. environmental regulation, with significant implications for climate change and future energy costs.
Pollution and steam rise from the stacks of the Miami Fort power station, situated along the Ohio River in North Bend, Ohio. Photograph: Jason Whitman/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Pollution and steam rise from the stacks of the Miami Fort power station, situated along the Ohio River in North Bend, Ohio. Photograph: Jason Whitman/NurPhoto/Shutterstock US Environmental Protection Agency Analysis Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’ Oliver Milman and Sara Sneath 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.
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