# The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the repeal of several major power plant regulations. These are the 2015 emissions standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants, the 2024 rules for new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants, and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The regulations mandated that coal- and gas-fired power plants reduce their emissions by 90-percent by the early 2030s. EPA Lee Zeldin says the primary purpose of these regulations was to regulate coal, oil, and gas out of existence.
US Environmental Protection Agency proposes repeal of regulations for power plants