The EPA is set to announce the first ever restrictions on existing power plant greenhouse gas emissions, according to The New York Times.
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce the first ever restrictions on existing power plant greenhouse gas emissions, according to
The new regulation will require coal and gas power plants to cut—or capture—nearly all of their carbon dioxide emissions by 2040, three sources familiar with the matter told the. The new regulation may inspire these companies to use carbon capture technology on their smokestacks, a technique currently used by less than 20 plants in the United States, the
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