US utilities oppose Biden efforts to make gas power plants cleaner

Lobbying group's pushback is out of step with voters and raises questions about industry commitment to reducing pollution

The main lobbying group for US electric utilities plans to oppose a Biden administration proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions from existing gas power plants, raising questions about the industry's commitment to reducing planet-heating pollution.

The pushback will put the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) out of step with many of its members' stated commitments to cut emissions, critics say. It also runs counters to the US voters' political views based on new polling shared exclusively with the Guardian and Floodlight.

This story is co-reported with Floodlight, a news nonprofit that partners with local outlets and the Guardian to investigate the corporate and ideological interests holding back climate action.