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Trump EPA Extends Emissions Reporting Deadline for Big Polluters  

Washington, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency announced it would once again extend the deadline for Big Polluters to report how much greenhouse gases their power plants are emitting.

Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution

Phoenix, Ariz. – The Trump administration is seeking to strip the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of one of its most powerful tools for combating climate change by repealing the Endangerment Finding for power plants and permanently stripping the EPA of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. 

Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution

Salt Lake City – In a move that furthers efforts to dismantle the legal foundation for federal climate regulation, the Trump administration today proposed to repeal the Endangerment finding for power plants – an action that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. It would strip EPA of one of its most powerful tools for combating climate change. 

Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution

MONTGOMERY, Al. - Donald Trump’s administration has proposed to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants – a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. 

Trump Move to Strip EPA of Carbon-Limiting Authority Over Power Plants Will Impact Texas More Than Any Other State

Houston – Today, Donald Trump’s administration is expected to propose repealing the Endangerment Finding for power plants, a move that would pave the way for increased greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas plants – which Texas has more of than any other state – and would strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to combat the health impacts of climate change.

Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution

NASHVILLE - Today, Donald Trump’s administration proposed to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants – a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. 

Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution

ATLANTA - Today, Donald Trump’s administration proposed to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants – a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. 

Trump Moves to Strip EPA of Authority to Limit Power Plant Carbon Pollution

Washington, D.C. - According to reporting, Donald Trump’s administration will propose to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants today – a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. This action would strip EPA of one of its most powerful tools for combating climate change. Combined with the administration’s February repeal of the Endangerment Finding for motor vehicles, today’s proposal is part of a sweeping effort to dismantle the legal foundation for federal climate regulation, leaving the EPA legally unable to act on the two largest sources of carbon pollution in the country.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump EPA’s Efforts to Attack Clean Air Waivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, a federal judge granted California a preliminary injunction blocking EPA’s actions targeting four Clean Air Act preemption waivers previously granted to California.

Groups Urge EPA Not to Weaken Air Pollution Protections for Heavy-Duty Trucks, Buses

Environmental and health groups are urging the Trump EPA not to weaken life-saving air pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles like transit and school buses, delivery trucks, garbage trucks and long-haul semi-trucks.

Coalition urges EPA to keep public participation requirements for air permits

WASHINGTON – A coalition of nearly 200 environmental, health, and community groups filed comments late Friday urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to eliminate the minimum public participation requirements for air pollution permits often used for data centers, power plant expansions, and other industrial facilities.

EPA will Allow SRP to Continue to Recklessly Dump Toxic Waste

Phoenix, Ariz. - EPA today announced that it approved an application from Salt River Project (SRP) for its coal ash pond at the Coronado Generating Station in Apache County. SRP’s application is supposed to demonstrate that the unlined coal ash pond doesn’t pollute groundwater or the environment. But the Coronado coal ash pond has violated EPA standards that set minimum criteria for safe coal ash disposal and monitoring.