EPA Proposes Scrapping Power Plant Climate Pollution Limits to Meet AI Industry Power Demand

September 14 - According to two people familiar with the matter, the Trump administration plans to announce on Monday that the United States will no longer restrict coal and gas-fired power plants from emitting global warming pollutants into the atmosphere during power generation. It is reported that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to announce this policy adjustment during the G20 energy ministers' meeting in Houston.

The Trump administration has been trying to make the production and use of fossil fuels easier and cheaper, especially hoping to use fossil fuels to generate electricity to meet the growing power demand of AI data centers. (The New York Times)