Fact-check: “The EPA will remove limits on climate pollution from power plants.”
Verdict: Mostly True (82% confidence)
The EPA proposed repealing all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants in June 2025, sent a final rule to OMB for review on May 14, 2026, and as of September 13, 2026 was reported to be poised to formally rescind those standards imminently. The claim's future-tense framing ('will remove') is essentially fulfilled — the repeal is at the final stage — but as of September 14, 2026, no final published Federal Register rule has been confirmed, leaving a small gap betwee…
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