Zeldin EPA Rewrites US Environmental Policy for AI Era: Coal Plants, E15, and Carbon Emissions
streamlinefeed.co.keEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is shifting the agency's focus from climate regulation to industrial facilitation, prioritizing energy dominance for AI data centers. The policy rollback includes allowing year-round E15 ethanol gasoline sales and extending the lifespan of aging coal and natural gas plants to meet surging electricity demand. Environmental watchdogs warn that keeping coal plants online increases toxic coal ash disposal risks and accelerates global carbon emissions. The carbon removal industry is now framing capture technology as a way to keep burning fossil fuels rather than as a climate solution, signaling a major shift in US climate policy.