EPA Archives

EPA finalizes partial repeal of fossil fuel power plant standards

EPA partially repealed its 2024 power plant greenhouse gas standards for fossil fuel power plants.

DOE will take over Energy Star program operations, funding, specifications, partnerships and major federal IT systems.

EPA rescinds 2009 endangerment finding, removing the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas limits.

The repairs are intended to reduce sanitary sewer overflows into bodies of water that include the Arkansas River.

Major cities across the nation are sinking, affecting more than 34 million people and putting thousands of buildings at risk.

While maintaining maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS, the agency plans to rescind limits on four other PFAS compounds.

These infrastructure investments are part of the EPA's Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative.

While there have been temporary funding pauses for certain federal programs, the support for water has continued.

Key speakers included EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Vice President JD Vance.

The federal funding, now in question, would allow the city to upgrade, modernize and expand water treatment facilities.