Loose Change: EPA’s power plant NSPS rewrite clears OMB

The Trump EPA’s rewrite of Obama-era greenhouse gas standards for new coal-fired power plants has cleared the inter-agency review process at the White House, signaling that the agency might soon release the final rule, which may retain older standards premised on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) on Jan. 6 completed its review of EPA’s final revisions to the 2015 power plant new source performance standards (NSPS), but at press time...