EPA repeals carbon capture rules for coal plants and new gas power plants
EPA repeals the carbon limits for existing coal, oil and gas steam power plants and the carbon capture-based standards for modified coal units and new base load gas turbines. Efficiency-based standards for new gas turbines stay in place.
Who it affects
Owners of fossil fuel power plants and state air agencies
When
This rule takes effect on November 16, 2026.
- : Published in the Federal Register
- : This rule takes effect
Official text
FR Doc. 2026-19071: Partial Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units
On Federal Register. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
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