'Green blitz': As election nears, Biden pushes slew of rules on environment, other priorities

As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election-year rules on the environment. They include a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. It is among dozens of actions the Biden administration has taken in recent weeks to meet his climate goals and other priorities. The regulations are led by the Environmental Protection Agency but involve a host of federal agencies on issues including education, transportation and labor. They are being issued in quick succession as Biden rushes to meet a looming deadline to ensure they are not overturned by a new Congress.