" 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 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 .