The Trump administration's move to eliminate a swath of Biden-era power plant emissions standards will be a game changer for the U.S.economy, National Association of Manufacturers CEO Jay Timmons tells Fox News Digital.Timmons hailed EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for the move announced this week, but noted that even more red tape remains to be cut."It really sent a signal to manufacturers that the administration was listening to our concerns," Timmons said of the cuts to power plant emissions standards.TRUMP'S EPA CHIEF PUSHES BACK ON CLIMATE SKEPTICS BEING LABELED 'SCIENCE DENIERS'U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks alongside President Donald Trump during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Feb.12, 2026, announcing the administration’s rollback of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, the scientific determination that underpins federal regulation of climate-warming emissions.
(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)He said NAM and other groups had objected to former President Joe Biden's 2024 standards "very, very clearly" at the time, saying the standards were "simply unworkable.""The timeline that they had proposed was just, it wasn't feasible.Not that the aspirations for, you know, for cleaner air and a healthier environment aren't good aspirations.
I think we all share that.I know the current EPA and Administrator Zeldin certainly share those objectives, but how you get there really matters and whether manufacturers are able to meet the challenge," he said, noting, however, that the Biden administration had heard their concerns, but simply disagreed.TRUMP-APPROVED ENERGY PROJECTS AT RISK OF SUDDEN DEATH BY NEXT HOSTILE PRESIDENTEnergy plants like this West Virginia-based coal-fired power station, left, designed to generate electricity, are under strain with the growing needs of the U.S.
power grid.It's prompting Congress to work toward permitting reform.
(Getty Images)The emissions regulations cut this week were removed by...