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thehill.com - Rachel Frazin - EPA relaxes mercury standards for coal plants
EPA relaxes mercury standards for coal plants
The Hill

The Trump administration on Friday loosened restrictions on toxic power plant pollution, including releases of neurotoxins mercury and lead. © Evan Vucci, Associated Press On Friday, it revoked portions of Biden-era standards that tightened…

foxnews.com - Charles Creitz - EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions as advocates say move will restore American dominance
EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions as advocates say move will restore American dominance
Fox News

A leading domestic energy advocacy group praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement that his agency would undo recent additions to the federal ' mercury and air-toxics standards ' (MATS) for coal-fired power plants. Zeldin said removing…

independent.co.uk - Julia Musto - The EPA just loosened mercury rules for coal plants. Here are the health risks
The EPA just loosened mercury rules for coal plants. Here are the health risks
The Independent

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has moved to repeal a Biden-era rule that limits the amount of toxic air pollution produced by coal-burning power plants. The action could allow the plants to release more dangerous heavy metals, including…

nbcchicago.com - Michael Phillis | The Associated Press, Dylan Lovan | The Associated Press - EPA eases limits on mercury from coal plants, a toxin linked to brain damage
EPA eases limits on mercury from coal plants, a toxin linked to brain damage
NBC Chicago

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration's latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules.

wmtw.com - MICHAEL PHILLIS and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press - Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins
Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins
WMTW

Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins The Trump administration now says that greenhouse gasses and carbon dioxide are not dangerous to public health. This reverses *** previous rule in 2009 by the Obama…

wnd.com - RealClearWire - Winter storm Fern proved coal is still the power grid's reliable backbone * WorldNetDaily * by Emily Arthun, Real Clear Wire
Winter storm Fern proved coal is still the power grid's reliable backbone * WorldNetDaily * by Emily Arthun, Real Clear Wire
WorldNetDaily

When Winter Storm Fern swept across much of the United States in mid-January 2026—bringing snow, ice, and sustained sub-zero temperatures from Texas to New England—millions of Americans braced for power outages. In some areas, those…

timesdaily.com - Michael Phillis Associated Press - Trump administration eases limits on coal plants
Trump administration eases limits on coal plants
TimesDaily

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration's latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air…

benzinga.com - Nabaparna Bhattacharya - Trump Targets Coal Plant Toxin Rules To Boost Power Supply
Trump Targets Coal Plant Toxin Rules To Boost Power Supply
Benzinga

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials under President Donald Trump unveiled plans to ease limits on mercury and hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. The move aims to lower compliance costs for utilities and support…

thenewlede.org - Brian Bienkowski - EPA repeals Biden-era coal rules aimed at limiting brain-harming pollution
EPA repeals Biden-era coal rules aimed at limiting brain-harming pollution
thenewlede.org

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed Biden-era regulations that forced power plants to cut harmful pollutants including brain-damaging mercury and particulate matter…

nytimes.com - Melissa Kirsch - Future Perfect
Future Perfect
The New York Times

“Once you see it, you can't unsee it,” my colleague Steven Kurutz told me this week. He was talking about the phenomenon of people increasingly backing their cars into parking spots, the subject of his recent investigation.

nytimes.com - Andrew Ross Sorkin - Six Questions on the Future of Trump's Tariffs
Six Questions on the Future of Trump's Tariffs
The New York Times

Good morning. Andrew here. We've spent the past 24 hours speaking with policymakers, business leaders, economists and legal experts to parse the implications of the Supreme Court's landmark 6-3 ruling that overturned most of President Trump's…

smh.com.au - Parnell Palme McGuinness - Time to end the lobbying protection racket
Time to end the lobbying protection racket
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. When Michael Munger explained that there's a point at which the first dollar…

slate.com - Molly Olmstead - Trump Betrayed the MAHA Movement This Week. RFK Jr.'s Reaction Was Telling.
Trump Betrayed the MAHA Movement This Week. RFK Jr.'s Reaction Was Telling.
Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was a bad week for the Make America Healthy Again movement. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive…

fool.com - Jonathan Ponciano - Ramaco Stock Up 69%, So Why Did One Fund Just Sell Off $6 Million in Shares?
Ramaco Stock Up 69%, So Why Did One Fund Just Sell Off $6 Million in Shares?
The Motley Fool

On February 17, 2026, Potrero Capital Research disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it sold 234,584 shares of Ramaco Resources (METC 0.78%) in the fourth quarter, an estimated $6.16 million trade based on quarterly…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Public protest likely if pollution continues, Pendurthi MLA warns industrial units
Public protest likely if pollution continues, Pendurthi MLA warns industrial units
The Hindu

Pendurthi MLA Panchakarla Ramesh Babu on Saturday (February 21) inspected the roads damaged by heavy vehicles and discussed the air pollution caused by coal dust and fly ash at Lankelapalem region. He visited the pothole-ridden roads from…

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