The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration is expected to propose new regulations that target power plants, which generate a quarter of all US planet-warming pollution, according to the EPA. While the specifics of the plan have not been disclosed, it is believed that the regulations will be a significant step in curbing global warming.

David Doniger, from the Natural Resources Defense Council's Climate & Clean Energy Program, states that emissions from power plants and vehicles (as recently proposed by the Biden administration) are the two most important facets that can be addressed to combat climate change. It remains uncertain whether the EPA will regulate both existing coal and gas power plants, but the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) warns that emissions reductions could vary by seven percent if only coal stations are targeted.

The regulations are considered to have long-reaching consequences in the fight to combat climate change. While the Inflation Reduction Act contributed to regulations, there are concerns that it could disrupt the reliability of the electrical grid, particularly with the push for electric vehicles.