What’s Changed Since the 2023 Proposal?

This morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final rules to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector. Together with the Inflation Reduction Act, these rules will reduce power sector carbon pollution by 75 percent by 2035, compared to 2005 levels; they will also save hundreds of lives and avoid thousands of illnesses each year by reducing other pollution from the power sector, like nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide, and particulate matter. Add in recent EPA rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and oil and gas operations and the United States is on pace to reduce overall economy-wide carbon emissions more than 40 percent by 2030, according to NRDC analysis. My colleague Amanda Levin covered the impact of these power plant rules, and the important work still to be done. And our fact sheet explains the legal basis for these…