Trumps EPA moves to scrap emission limits for U.S. power plants – National [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed repealing rules passed under former President Joe Biden to curb emissions of carbon dioxide, mercury and other air pollutants from power plants, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Wednesday.

The announcement, following through on a promise EPA made in March, is a key step in Trump’s broader efforts to unwind environmental regulations he views as unnecessary barriers to industrial development and expanded energy production.

“EPA is taking an important step, reclaiming sanity and sound policy, illustrating that we can both protect the environment and grow the economy,” Zeldin said at EPA headquarters.

Electric utilities and miners cheered the move to eliminate the Biden-era rules, which Zeldin said would save companies $120 million a year. Environmental groups slammed the proposal, saying it would cost more than that in damage to the environment and public health.

In March, Zeldin announced his intent to unwind …