Nov. 26 at 1:06 PM
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Regulatory Relief Announcement: Yesterday (November 25, 2025), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—under the Trump administration—filed in federal court to strike down stricter soot (fine particulate matter, or PM2.5) emission limits imposed in 2024 for power plants and factories. These limits, enacted under the prior administration, required costly upgrades to reduce pollution
By challenging them, the move aims to ease compliance burdens on aging coal plants, potentially saving the industry hundreds of millions to billions in retrofit costs while prioritizing "grid reliability" and energy security.