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EPA Proposes Repealing Limits on Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

EPA proposed repealing rules passed by previous administrations that impose carbon limits on existing and new power plants and the 2024 updates to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard.

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U.S. Senate Approves Resolution to End California’s EV Mandate
The U.S. Senate approved a resolution under the Congressional Review Act that would end California's EV mandate.
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Budget Bills Would End Energy Tax Credits Early, Claw Back Other Funding
Key House committees are marking up “One Big, Beautiful Billfor the fiscal 2025 budget that includes much of President Donald Trump’s legislative goals, including clawing back funds and phasing out tax credits for clean energy. 
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EPA Puts Hold on Atlantic Shores OSW Permit
The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board has granted the agency’s motion for a “voluntary remand” on the air quality permit for the project, essentially returning it to EPA for re-evaluation in light of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on offshore wind.
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EPA to Reconsider Endangerment Finding, GHG Rules
In a rapid series of announcements, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin unleashed a full-scale offensive on the agency’s regulatory authority, as it seeks to roll back as many as 31 regulations. 
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ACORE Panel: Did Loper Bright Really Overturn Chevron?
Legal experts are trying to untangle the legalities of executive orders and actions in the six weeks since President Donald Trump was inaugurated, along with the impact of major court decisions like Loper Bright.
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Will Trump Reorder Interconnection Queues for Natural Gas?
While the majority of IRA tax credits and incentives have gone to develop clean energy projects in Republican districts and states, House leadership leans heavily toward fossil fuel-producing states,
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EPA Gives W.Va. Primacy for Permitting CCS Injection Wells
West Virginia is the fourth state to be granted primacy for permitting Class VI wells.
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Judge Issues Restraining Order on Trump Admin over Funding Pause
D.C. District Court Judge Loren AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order on OMB from pausing all federal grants and loans.
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USEA Forum Charts New Focus on ‘All-of-the-above’ Energy Policies
The Energy Association's 21st Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum reflected the quickly shifting landscape of national energy policy and the resulting shift in industry priorities and narratives.

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