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The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency formally repealed federal limits on climate-warming pollution from fossil fuel power plants, including coal and gas facilities. The EPA argued the rollback would save billions of dollars and lower energy prices for consumers. Environmental groups strongly criticized the move, warning it would worsen climate change and harm public health by increasing emissions from the nation's power sector. The repeal marks one of the most significant environmental deregulation actions of the administration to date.