NEW: The EPA plans to announce Thursday new regulation to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, which are currently unregulated despite being the second-largest source of emissions in the country.
In this Jan. 21, 2022, file photo, an oil refinery is seen near a residential neighborhood in Houston, Texas.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking drastic measures to limit pollutants coming from industries that cause the most environmental harm in an effort to bring the country closer to its climate goals.
In this Sept. 23, 2022, file photo, the Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, in Reserve, La.The power sector produced 25% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. The rule, which is expected to go into effect in 2030, allows power plants to use carbon capture to reduce their emissions while continuing to burn fossil fuels.
That decision forced EPA to focus on more traditional approaches to controlling pollution, Jay Duffy, litigation director for Clean Air Task Force, told ABC News.
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