COAL POWER Act

This bill would cancel an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule from 2024 that set national limits on hazardous air pollutants for coal- and oil-fired power plants. It says that EPA rule would have no force or effect and would be treated as if it never took effect.

In plain terms, the 2024 update to pollution standards for these power plants would no longer apply if this becomes law.

Key points

• Who is affected: Coal- and oil-fired electric power plants, the EPA, and communities near these plants.
• What changes: The 2024 EPA rule on hazardous air pollutants for these plants would be void and treated as never in effect.
• When: The change would take effect as provided by the bill, making the 2024 rule null once enacted.