FILE - Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, on May 12, 2021. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)