Trump repeals and replaces Obama’s clean power plan to curb coal emissions

An image showing a coal power station in the US

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Affordable Clean Energy Rule lets states determine how or whether to regulate pollution from coal-fired power plants

The Trump administration has made good on its plan to repeal President Obama’s controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP), which had set the first US limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Environmental advocates are up in arms, but industry is pleased.