EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate leaves out health and climate costs

Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.

By: Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: September 22, 2026

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Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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By Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University

The Trump administration is repealing federal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.

It says the changes will make electricity cheaper for Americans. What consumers pay will depend partly on the cost of keeping older plants running compared with building and operating new ones. Even if the changes make electricity cheaper, the administration’s headline savings estimate leaves out the health and climate costs …

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