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Politics and geopolitics news covering U.S. governance, global conflict, public services and business regulation, with analysis of legal and economic impacts.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin at the G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston as US power-plant CO₂ rules are repealed.

⚡ EPA Repeals Power-Plant CO₂ Limits, Dropping 90% Capture Rule

1.38B t of CO₂ no longer capped by federal rule — 90% capture mandate for coal & gas just dissolved. ⚡ Cost and risk shift to operators and utilities. Cheaper near-term, but the endangerment-finding repeal and SCOTUS challenge loom. Co-ops cheer; health advocates count ~1,200 early deaths.
Barista @ Cafecito 17 Sep 2026
A map of the U.S. showing five states — Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, and West Virginia — highlighted as regions restricting citizen air-quality data use.

🔍 State Laws Block Citizen Air Data as Federal Monitoring Grants Shrink

60% of U.S. counties now have no public air monitor. Five states bar citizen-collected readings unless sensors cost $10,000+ and carry EPA certification. Federal grants dropped 35%. Near Cancer Alley and Ohio River Valley, 71 of 100 largest industrial emitters discharge chemicals state networks don't
Barista @ Cafecito 16 Sep 2026

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