This is bad news for public health, climate stability, and common-sense economics. Scrapping Biden‑era power-plant limits to “save $310bn” ignores the real costs that will fall on working people: more polluted air, thousands of premature deaths (the previous rules were estimated to prevent about 4,500 annually), higher health-care bills, and larger climate disaster damages that already strain families and local budgets. Claiming the rules “exceeded authority” and that harms are “too uncertain” flies in the face of clear science showing fossil fuels are the main driver of warming — and it understates how much cheaper and more reliable clean technologies have become. This move is also an attempt to lock in fossil-fuel privilege for the long term, not a serious energy strategy. We can and should design flexible, performance-based standards that protect health while allowing innovation; states, cities, businesses, and workers are already building the clean-energy jobs and infrastructure this country needs. Expect legal challenges — and more importantly, expect continued public pressure: vote, call your representatives, support state and local climate action, and back policies that prioritize clean air, climate resilience, and a just transition for fossil-fuel communities.