Environmental agencies sue over Trump rolling back power plant climate rules

Trump guts climate rules for coal and gas power plants

The Trump administration on Monday gutted regulations that limited planet-warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. The move allows a sector that makes up a large share of the U.S.’s climate change contributions to release greenhouse gases unchecked by the government. It’s expected to be a win for the fossil fuel industry, while allowing…

Sep 14, 2026

Environmental agencies sue over Trump rolling back power plant climate rules

Environmental and public health groups sued the Trump administration Thursday over the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of Biden-era limits on carbon emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Natural Resources Defense Council, American Lung Association, American Public Health Association, Clean Air Council, Clean Wisconsin, and Environmental Defense Fund filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Court […]

Sep 17, 2026