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Removing Limits on Power Plants Harms Public Health, Wildlife, Climate Progress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency’s from power plants would be dangerous for the health of wildlife and people alike, and would go against decades of scientific evidence on the harms of these emissions. Greenhouse gases from power plants are one of the leading drivers of the worsening climate crisis. ʹappƽ̨’s power sector emits more climate-altering pollution than any other country's, except China.

"We have mountains of evidence that show that carbon dioxide, methane, and other emissions from power plants are accelerating the climate crisis and directly harming the health of wildlife and people,” said Shannon Heyck-Williams, associate vice president for climate and energy at the National Wildlife Federation. "Overturning these limits goes against the mission of the EPA — and it will allow other countries to create jobs, drive innovation, and grow their economies while we fall behind. The EPA should instead strengthen limits on dangerous emissions and the administration should shift its focus to investing in cleaner, safer energy sources."

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