By Ben Geman | The Hill
The Obama administration is likely to revise controversial planned rules that would set carbon emissions standards for new power plants, a step that would delay completion of the regulations, according to a news account.
The Environmental Protection Agency in 2012 floated draft rules that would effectively prevent construction of new coal-fired plants unless they can somehow trap carbon emissions, drawing strong pushback from many GOP lawmakers and some coal-state Democrats.
The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources briefed on the matter, reported Friday on the potential revisions that will likely prompt the agency to miss the mid-April target to complete the rules and may “significantly” delay action.
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