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“We are anxious to see action on this,” said National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson. “We all understand that natural gas is the go-to for new generation in this country.”

Published Aug. 20, 2026

Exhaust blows out of flue-gas stacks at Mill Creek Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 14, 2026. The Environmental Protection Agency sent a proposed “Carbon Pollution Standards Repeal” rule to the Office of Management and Budget for review in May 2026, but the 90-day review deadline passed in August 2026, with OMB yet to take action.