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Editorial illustrationTrump shares $310bn savings claim after EPA power-plant rollback
Donald Trump has shared a $310bn savings claim after the US Environmental Protection Agency finalised a partial repeal of power-plant carbon rules. The change is due to take effect in November.
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Trump’s 26 September post linked to a Just the News article that put the potential saving at $310bn for electricity ratepayers. The article’s text called it a saving for taxpayers and said the EPA’s forecast ran through 2047. The EPA describes $310bn as its projected saving from the repeal. [1] [2] [4]
The agency announced the final rule on 14 September. It removes most of the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for fossil-fuelled power plants and is due to take effect on 16 November. The EPA has separately proposed removing the remaining greenhouse-gas requirements for power plants; that further change has not been finalised. [3] [4]
The American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund and other groups petitioned a federal appeals court on 17 September to review the partial repeal. [5]
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