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Biden Admin Finalizes New Rules to Restrain Fossil Fuel Power Plant Carbon Emissions

The rules include a proposal to implement hydrogen co-firing and carbon capture and sequestration/storage technologies in power plants.

Therulesincludeaproposaltoimplementhydrogenco-firingandcarboncaptureandsequestration/storagetechnologiesinpowerplants. TheBidenadministrationhasfinalizedanarrayofnewregulationsonfossil-fuel-firedpowerplants,includingarulerequiringmanypowerplantstopreventthereleaseof90percentoftheircarbonemissions. “TheBiden-HarrisAdministrationisannouncingkeyactionstobuildonthismomentumanddelivercleanelectricitytomorehomesandbusinesses,helpinglowerenergycostsforAmericanfamiliesandpowertheU.S.manufacturingrenaissancedrivenbyPresidentBiden’sInvestinginAmericaagenda,whileprovidingcleanerairandwatertocommunitieslongoverburdenedbypollutionfromfossilfuelpowerplants,”theWhiteHousesaidonApril25. Thenewcarbonemissionregulations,announcedbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),specificallycallforfossilfuelplantstocuttheircarbonemissionsandreduceotherairandwaterpollutants. Thenewcarbo