The US Clean Power Plan , introduced by President Obama in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions , is facing repeal . Scott Pruitt , the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) , announced plans to repeal the plan on Twitter . The EPA has yet to decide whether to replace the plan with alternative emissions standards . Under the previous administration , the EPA claimed that the Clean Power Plan would reduce premature deaths by between 2,700 and 6,600 , while reducing the number of childhood asthma attacks by 140,000 to zero .
The US Clean Power Plan, introduced by President Obama in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is facing repeal. Scott Pruitt, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced plans to withdraw the plan on Monday. The EPA has yet to decide whether to replace the plan with alternative emissions regulations. Under the previous administration, the EPA claimed that the Clean Power Plan would reduce premature deaths by between 2,700 and 6,600, while reducing the number of childhood asthma attacks by 140,000 to 150,000.