# Biden's 'Woke Green Agenda' on chopping block as EPA announces 'most consequential day of deregulation'

**First on FOX:** The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the "most consequential day of deregulation" in U.S. history on Wednesday, putting the Biden administration's Clean Power Plan 2.0, which cracked down on power plants, on the chopping block.

"President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now," EPA Administrator  said in an announcement, first obtained by Fox News Digital. "In reconsidering the Biden-Harris rule that ran afoul of Supreme Court case law, we are seeking to ensure that the agency follows the rule of law while providing all Americans with access to reliable and affordable energy."

The  finalized its Clean Power Plan 2.0 in April 2024, cracking down on existing and future fossil fuel-fired power plants as part of the previous administration's sweeping climate agenda. The plan required existing coal-fired power plants and new baseload natural gas-fired power plants to install carbon capture technology by 2032 in an effort to effectively eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.

The 2.0 plan was touted in 2024 as one of the Biden administration's most "aggressive" climate policies, while conservative lawmakers slammed it as one that could have a "catastrophic" effect on the nation's electric grid.



The EPA added in its press release that the Trump administration's executive orders and actions to "Power the Great American Comeback," combined with the announcement putting the Biden administration's "Woke Green Agenda" under reconsideration, marks the "most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history."



These announcements represent the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in the history of the United States, the press release stated. "While accomplishing EPA’s core mission of protecting the environment, the agency is committed to fulfilling President Trump’s promise to unleash American energy, lower costs for Americans, revitalize the American auto industry, restore the rule of law, and give power back to states to make their own decisions."



Former President Joe Biden, left, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

**FOX News Digital's Charles Creitz and Landon Mion contributed to this report.**

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