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Biden Power Plant Plan Gives Industry Time, Options for Cutting Climate Pollution

Inside Climate News · By Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz · last updated
The long-awaited proposed rules, which rely heavily on carbon capture and hydrogen, are only part of the policy needed to get the U.S. to 100 percent clean electricity.

By Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited plan for tackling power plant carbon pollution—a complex and politically fraught effort that is the foundation for all other efforts to quell the climate crisis.