Can power plants go green?

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🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The EPA has just announced new rules for power plants to clean up their act. But to get to those lower limits, companies might have to switch to two largely untested technologies in the power sector: hydrogen production and carbon capture. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	American power plants are going to have to change.
0:05.4	President Biden's EPA just announced some new restrictions.
0:08.8	These aren't restrictions, as some would say.
0:10.9	Oh, sorry.
0:11.9	EPA Administrator Michael Regan.
0:14.0	What is the situation then?
0:15.4	We have an obligation to not only lead behind a healthier planet for generations that will
0:20.6	come after us, but to lead behind a fairer and more just society.
0:27.0	Hmm, that sounds good, but what's in the new rules?
0:30.2	Folks, this is our future we're talking about.
0:32.0	Okay, what if can we explain the new regulation?
0:35.0	Failure is not an option.
0:37.0	Understood.
0:38.0	The new rules for power plants and the technologies that will enable a greener future.
0:43.4	Inaction, it's not an option.
0:45.7	I get it.
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