Biden’s New Power Plant Rules: 5 Things to Know

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Climate|Five Things to Know About Biden’s New Power Plant Rules https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/joe-biden-climate-global-warming.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The administration issued a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming.
The most consequential of the new rules is aimed at nearly eliminating carbon dioxide emissions from the coal plants.
The other three rules would cut the emission of mercury, a neurotoxin linked to developmental damage in children; restrict the seepage of toxic ash from coal plants into water supplies; and reduce the discharge of wastewater from the plants.
Once implemented, the rules are widely expected to result in the shuttering of nearly all the nation’s remaining coal plants by 2040.