Energy and Environment: Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants

The Energy 202: Trump's new CO2 rule may help coal plants run for years longer; Sea level rise is eroding home value, and owners might not even know it

With Chris Mooney

Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants By allowing plants to run longer, the measure could lead to up to 1,400 more premature deaths by 2030. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Analysis The Energy 202: Trump's new CO2 rule may help coal plants run for years longer It was folded into the rollback of the Clean Power Plan. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   Sea level rise is eroding home value, and owners might not even know it Several studies have found evidence that rising seas are undermining coastal property value. By John Tibbetts and Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Pruitt called the White House once from his $43,000 phone booth, records show Officials declined to say what the five-minute call was about. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Harsh new anti-protest laws restrict freedom of speech, advocates say Dozens of bills and executive orders that aim to restrict high-profile protests have been introduced in at least 31 states since January 2017. By Nicholas Kusnetz  •  Read more »   The Trump administration keeps losing environmental court cases The Trump administration has lost three separate cases involving environmental rollbacks this week, showing that reversing Obama-era policies is harder than it looks. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   New Trump power plant plan would release hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 into the air The EPA proposal would let states set their own regulation standards, probably cutting a fraction of carbon dioxide emissions compared with the Obama-era plan. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis The Energy 202: Trump's EPA just replaced one of Obama's biggest climate rules. Some conservatives say it's not enough. Some conservatives to worry Trump's successor could seek a Clean Power Plan 2.0. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   On second thought, Zinke nixes Interior's plan to possibly sell public land A day after reports of a proposal to potentially sell off public land that was once under federal protection inside a national monument, the Interior Department reversed the decision. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   The Trump administration said weaker fuel standards would save lives. EPA experts disagree. An analysis by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, EPA experts said, used faulty assumptions. By Christopher Mooney and Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the To Your Health newsletter News to help you live a more healthful life, from the latest research to new health guidelines, delivered every Friday. Sign Up  »

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