The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly

During a press conference at EPA headquarters, Zeldin called it "a historic day at the EPA" and said the agency's actions were designed to "both protect the environment and grow the economy." "We are proposing to repeal Obama and Biden rules that have been criticized as regulating coal,

However, the Environmental Protection Agency’s rationale behind the move may be legally flawed, according to environmental and other groups.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday two major proposals that would weaken pollution standards for fossil-fuel power plants as part of the Trump administration’s effort to revive coal — actions that critics say will negatively impact public health.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed eliminating rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

US regulators announced plans Wednesday to reverse rules aimed at sharply reducing polluting emissions from coal and gas power plants, in the latest environmental rollback from President Donald Trump's climate skeptic administration.