Trump’s EPA to release plan Tuesday gutting Obama’s climate rule targeting coal plants

Published August 20, 2018 11:35pm ET



The Trump administration on Tuesday plans to unveil a proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama’s signature initiative to combat climate change, with a narrower rule more friendly to industry.

[Update: EPA claims replacement for Obama coal rule would save $400 million annually, reduce pollution]

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