# Trump's EPA scraps carbon limits for power plants

> The federal cap on climate pollution from coal and gas power plants is gone, and NPR has the story.
- Title: Trump's EPA scraps carbon limits for power plants · NPR
- Summary: The federal cap on climate pollution from coal and gas power plants is gone, and NPR has the story. Fossil fuel power plants no longer face federal climate…
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- Source: NPR — https://npr.org/2026/09/14/nx-s1-5968785/epa-repeals-pollution-limits-on-power-plants
- Published: 2026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: climate, epa, fossil fuels, power plants, regulation, news
## EPA drops the limits
Trump's EPA has repealed the federal rules that capped climate pollution from fossil fuel power plants.

> Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
## Coal and gas off the hook
The repeal covers plants that burn fossil fuels, the part of the power sector that puts the most carbon into the air.
## Filed September 14, 2026
NPR published the news at 4:34 p.m. ET under its Climate desk.
## Who reported it
Jeff Brady and Julia Simon wrote the story for NPR.
## Heard on All Things Considered
The show ran a 3 minute 15 second segment on the repeal, with a full transcript posted next to the audio.
## The rest is in the audio
The written post is a headline and a player. The reasoning behind the repeal and what comes next live in the broadcast segment.
## Key takeaway

Fossil fuel power plants no longer face federal climate pollution limits after the Trump EPA's repeal.