Utilities and coal interests lined up behind the Trump administration’s proposals to repeal power plant air pollution rules, filing comments last month at the EPA. (Energy Institute)
The administration wants to roll back Biden-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) and eliminate greenhouse gas limits on fossil fuel plants. That would mean looser monitoring of mercury, arsenic, and lead emissions, and no federal GHG standards for coal plants.
Who’s backing it: Trade groups like EEI, NRECA, APPA, and newer coalitions such as PGen and AFFORD filed in support, echoing long-standing arguments about grid reliability and CCS costs. Coal companies and Koch-aligned think tanks also urged repeal. Some utilities, including Ameren, AEP, and Duke, weighed in directly.