The agency has proposed allowing construction to
begin on non-emitting components or structures for power generation,
data centers and manufacturing under the federal new source review program.
Agency reverts to old emissions rules in administration push to keep aging coal plants on line by power producers such as TVA; in supplying more energy to US military bases; and through "emergency" federal operating orders facility owners say are unneeded.
In a 6-3 decision, justices said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority to set a broad greenhouse gas emissions reduction mandate.
Arguments before U.S. Supreme Court pit power companies, EPA and environmental advocates against coal industry interests and several Republican-led states.
Revoked is one that delayed state mandates to meet landfill GHG emission controls, and another that exempted most stationary pollution sources from protective standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final disapproval of the flexible permit program that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (or TCEQ) submitted for inclusion in its clean-air implementation plan.