Montana officials praise repeal of power plant emission regulations, watchdog groups pan decision

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 673

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Montana officials cheered a move by the Trump administration to roll back greenhouse gas emissions requirements for U.S. power plants, while environmental groups decried the change, which has already drawn one legal challenge.

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the new rules, arguing they will save the country $310 billion.

“For over 15 years, the Obama and Biden administrations implemented a war on coal to destroy reliable and affordable energy. The Trump …

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