The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to enforce stringent emissions regulations on the energy sector, including a new rule requiring coal-fired power plants to capture at least 90% of their CO2 emissions.
This rule, effective since April 25, 2024, has now been upheld by Washington DC’s Court of Appeals, which rejected a petition to block it. The petition was signed by 25 primarily Republican states.
Petitioners argued that the rule exceeded the EPA’s authority and would significantly harm utilities. However, the Court unanimously ruled that setting emissions limits falls within the EPA’s jurisdiction.
The regulation sets compliance deadlines starting in 2030 and exempts plants retiring by 2032, with less strict requirements for those retiring by 2039.
