Trump EPA’s arguments for letting power plants spew unlimited pollution ‘dead wrong’
Summary
The Trump administration’s EPA has removed limits on pollution from coal and gas power plants in the US. The agency claims this will lower electricity bills and create jobs, but independent analyses and the EPA’s own data suggest electricity costs will rise and the decision ignores health and environmental harms.Key Facts
- The EPA erased limits on emissions from coal and gas power plants, which cause about 25% of US greenhouse gases.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claimed this change would lower electricity bills and create jobs.
- The EPA’s analysis shows electricity prices will rise by 0.7% by 2030 and only fall in the mid-2030s or later.
- Running coal power plants is expected to become 27.3% more expensive by 2045 despite the rollback.
- Independent groups say US consumers might pay an extra $30 billion per year by 2035 due to these policies favoring fossil fuels over renewable energy.
- The EPA claims the rollback will save $310 billion by cutting compliance costs for power plants, but did not explain when or how savings reach consumers.
- Officials and critics agree the new rule ignores health and climate benefits from reducing pollution.
- Earlier Biden-era rules projected up to $370 billion in climate and health benefits over 20 years, which the Trump EPA has reduced to near zero in their cost-benefit analysis.
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