WASHINGTON — President Obama is preparing regulations limiting carbon
dioxide emissions from existing power plants, senior officials said
Wednesday. The move would be the most consequential climate policy step
he could take and one likely to provoke legal challenges from
Republicans and some industries.
Electric power plants are the largest single source of global warming
pollution in the country, responsible for nearly 40 percent of
greenhouse gas emissions. With sweeping climate legislation effectively
dead in Congress, the decision on existing power plants — which a 2007
Supreme Court decision gave to the executive branch — has been among the
most closely watched of Mr. Obama’s second term.
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