The Biden administration has been on a tear lately, churning out a boatload of new rules and regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency has been especially busy: In just the last month, it has put forward at least a half-dozen major new rules and regulations to reduce the pace of climate change. The most recent set, issued Thursday, targets coal-fired power plants, one of the biggest sources of carbon dioxide in the country.
The frantic pace from the EPA and other agencies is part of a race against the clock. Depending on who controls the White House and Congress next year, many of the regulations being locked in now could be swiftly rolled back. Given the stakes for the future of the planet, that any of the progress is under threat at all feels absurd, if not downright self-harming.
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