Trump Administration Targets EPA's Power to Regulate Plant Emissions

Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to repeal the Endangerment Finding covering power plants, a step that would remove the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to cap greenhouse gases from coal- and gas-fired generation under the Clean Air Act.

The Endangerment Finding has served as the legal backbone for federal climate rules on stationary sources. Rolling it back for power plants would close off a path regulators have used for years to set emissions limits on the utility sector.

The proposal, described in press reporting, marks another front in the broader effort to unwind federal climate policy and shift oversight of emissions away from the EPA. Details on timing and implementation remain limited.