EPA Downplays ESPS Stringency As Trump Prepares To Target Regulation

Citing updated internal and third-party analysis, EPA is substantially downplaying the stringency of its landmark power plant greenhouse gas rule, arguing ongoing power sector trends will make compliance easier and cheaper than anticipated, just as the Trump administration is poised to take office and target the rule. “Since the Rule was finalized, new information makes clear that the trends away from coal-fired generation and towards cleaner generation have accelerated. As a result of these trends, the EPA has determined that...