EPA Administrator Pruitt To End Obama's Clean Power Plan

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has decided to end former President Obama's Clean Power Plan, rolling back another one of his signature achievements.

EPA Administrator Pruitt To End Obama's Clean Power Plan

By Alexandra Miller
October 23, 2017

By Alexandra Miller
October 23, 2017

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will end former President Obama's Clean Power Plan. This move rolls back another one of Obama's signature achievements. Pruitt says the plan was unnecessarily harmful to small businesses across the country.

Get a deeper understanding of the stories that matter with Newsy's "The Why" — weekdays 7-9 p.m. ET.

TRENDING IN Politics NEWS

Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Sessions Reportedly Said He Might Quit If Rosenstein Were Fired

Gov. Eric Greitens

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Charged With Another Felony

CIA via Twitter

CIA Releases Memo On Gina Haspel's Role Destroying Torture Evidence

Wong Kim Ark, father of U.S. birthright citizenship

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration / Andrew Lawler

The Father Of US Birthright Citizenship Is Nearly Forgotten

North Korea Says It Will Stop Missile, Nuclear Tests

Marijuana plants grow under lights

Legal Weed Growers Use Ridiculous Amounts Of Electricity

Rep. James Bridenstine testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Representative James Bridenstine testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

NASA Finally Gets New Administrator Following Contentious Confirmation

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt

President Trump Understates Scott Pruitt's Security Costs

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith

A Senator Pushed This Statistic About The Wage Gap ... And It's Wrong

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

US Calls Out Russia For Chechen Violence In Human Rights Report

2016 U.S. Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

Democratic Party Files Conspiracy Suit Against Trump Campaign, Russia

Trump Not Attending Barbara Bush Funeral To 'Avoid Disruptions'

Schumer To Introduce Legislation To Decriminalize Marijuana

Students at a gun protest.

Thousands Of Students To Protest On National School Walkout Day

North Korea Is Ready To Denuclearize, Says South's President Moon

EPA Opens New Investigation Into Scott Pruitt's Spending On Security

Former FBI Director James Comey

James Comey's Memos On His Interactions With President Trump Are Out

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

Rosenstein Assures Trump: You're Not A Target Of Mueller, Cohen Probes

Protesters rally around a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Memphis, Tennessee in 2005. That statue was removed in 2017.

Getty Images / Carlo Allegri

In Tennessee, Confederate Monuments Are Still A Sore Subject

Marijuana plants in a greenhouse

The Government Considers Marijuana Illegal And Taxes It Anyway

Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Sen. Tammy Duckworth Brings Her Infant To Floor Vote, A Historic Move

Author: Barbara Bush Left A Legacy Of Powerful Statements

California state flag during demonstration

More California Cities And Counties Reject State's Pro-Immigration Law

President Donald Trump

Trump Raises US Prisoners Issue Ahead Of Meeting With Kim Jong-Un

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.

Felony Case Against Missouri Gov. Greitens Will Continue

Senate Judiciary Committee Delays Vote On Mueller Protection Bill

Trump's attorney Michael Cohen

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Drops Libel Lawsuits Over Russia Dossier

Barack Obama and Valerie Jarrett in the White House

Getty Images / Olivier Douliery

Former Obama Adviser Explains How She Handles Trump's Policy Rollbacks

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach

Kansas Secretary Of State Found In Contempt Of Court

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

New York's Governor Gives Parolees The Right To Vote

Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump

Trump: Japan Not Exempted From Steel, Aluminum Tariffs At This Time

California Gov. Jerry Brown

Brown Says Calif. Guard Border Mission Will Receive Federal Funding

Pittsburgh police

Pittsburgh Police Prepare For Riots, Protests If Trump Fires Mueller

Statue of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest

Tennessee House Votes To Withhold $250K From Memphis As Punishment

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

EPA Head Faces Investigation Into His $43K Soundproof Phone Booth

White House Urges Congress To Fix Immigration Laws After SCOTUS Ruling

Pompeo Starts His Diplomatic Career Early With North Korea Talks

Barbara Bush's Family Pays Tribute To The Former First Lady

Trump Confirms Mike Pompeo Secretly Met With Kim Jong-Un

Diversity Quotas In The Office: Well-Intended But Legally Tricky

Haley Fires Back At Suggestion She Was Confused About Russia Sanctions

Stimme Koreas

President Trump Has Yet To Speak With North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un

The Internal Revenue Service building

IRS Extends Tax Deadline After Page Outage

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92

Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Shoots Down Bill That Would Protect Robert Mueller

Rep. Steve Scalise

House GOP Lawmakers Cancel Voting, Can Leave A Day Early

James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty"

Political Tell-Alls Are Really Popular Now, But Are They Impactful?

President Donald Trump

Trump Butts Heads With White House On Russia Strategy

Supreme Court of the United States of America

SCOTUS Rules Law Allowing Deportation For Convictions Is Too Broad

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens holds a megaphone

Missouri AG Says Gov. Eric Greitens May Have Committed A Felony

Tulsa, Oklahoma teacher Emily Durbin speaks with students in her classroom

Newsy / Kevin Clancy

Walkout: The School Funding Rebellion

Guatemalan immigrant Eduardo Valiente, or "Lalo," in the church where he lives.

Ben Schamisso / Newsy

This Detained Immigrant With Cancer Was Saved By Complete Strangers

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Ryan Zinke Took Avoidable Chartered Flight In 2017 That Cost $12,375

California National Guard members

California National Guard

DOD Says California Set Limits For National Guard's Role At Border

A magnified dollar bill

Campaign Contributions Aren't Always Obvious — They Might Be 'In-Kind'

These Senators Want More Congressional Oversight Of US Military Action

U.S. Sen. John McCain

Sen. John McCain Hospitalized With Intestinal Infection

Fox News host Sean Hannity

Cohen's Lawyer Says Hannity Is A Client — But Hannity Disagrees

President Donald Trump

White House Holds Off On New Sanctions Against Russia

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Mounting Scandals Could Spell Disaster For Japan's Prime Minister

Government Watchdog Says EPA Broke Law With Pruitt Phone Booth

President Trump

Tax Cuts May Not Do Much To Help GOP

Judge Denies Restraining Order For Cohen's Seized Documents

U.S. Supreme Court building

Online Retailers Might Start Charging You Sales Tax

Former FBI Director James Comey

James Comey: Trump's Comment May Be Obstruction Of Justice

Donald Trump and James Comey

Comey Said Trump Is 'Morally Unfit To Be President'

Cynthia Nixon Wins Major Progressive Endorsement For New York Primary

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley

US Ambassador Says There'll Be New Sanctions Against Russian Companies

House Oversight Panel Requests Interviews With Scott Pruitt's Staff

Trump Promises To Leave Marijuana To The States

Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan Endorses Kevin McCarthy As Next Speaker Of The House

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Is Under Criminal Investigation, DOJ Says

Florida Gov. Rick Scott

Rick Scott Is Running For Senate On Familiar Turf: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

No, You Won't Soon Be Able To File Taxes On A Postcard As Trump Says

Trump Lawyer Cohen Reportedly Seeking Restraining Order Over FBI Raids

President Donald Trump

Trump Slams Comey After Details Of His New Book Emerge

Comey Likens Trump To A Mob Boss In Upcoming Book

Trump Pardons Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney's Former Chief Of Staff

Woman at brain exhibit

Are You A Democrat Or A Republican? A Look At Your Brain Might Tell Us

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier delivers the mail

Trump Orders A Review Of The US Postal Service

John Kelly Said He Was 'Sick' About Firing, Comey Writes

U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump 'Taking Another Look At' Trans-Pacific Partnership

Teachers protest in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Teachers Frustrated After Union Ends Walkout

Trump signs tariffs

Ways And Means Committee Holds Hearing On Trump Tariffs

CIA Director Mike Pompeo

Senators Ask Pompeo If He'll Stand Up To Trump

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Faces More Allegations of Ethics Violations

Mike Pompeo Says He's Cooperating With Mueller's Russia Probe

U.S. Capitol building

There Are Quite A Few House Republicans Leaving Congress Soon

Department of Justice seal

DOJ Shows Lawmakers The Document That Started FBI's Russia Probe

President Donald Trump

The 'Steele Dossier' Is Controversial — But Is It True?

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens

'This Is Not A Witch Hunt': Mo. Lawmakers Call For Governor To Resign

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens

Report Says Mo. Gov. 'Coerced' Woman To Have Non-Consensual Oral Sex

California Gov. Jerry Brown

California Deploys National Guard Troops — But Not To Stop Immigration

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

U.S. Department of Defense

Russian Navy Holds Firing Drills Near Syria After US Missile Threat

Paul Ryan during his press conference.

Paul Ryan Quits, Leaving A Fractured GOP Looking For Leadership

Special counsel Robert Mueller

Senators Push Legislation To Protect Mueller Investigation