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Collateral Damage for the Coal Industry?
Texas v. BlackRock asserts that investment firms BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street colluded to slash domestic coal production to satisfy their 'environmental, social, and governance' policies.
EPA relaxes mercury standards for coal plants
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…
Is Blue Owl Private Credit's 'Canary in the Coal Mine'?
Andrew here. Anxiety about private credit is growing following a strategic flip-flop from Blue Owl Capital, which lent aggressively to software companies now being disrupted by artificial intelligence. A major source of concern is the broad push to…
Trump Weakens Rules Limiting Pollution from Coal Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more heavy metals, such as mercury and lead, into the air. The move, first proposed in June 2025…
EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions as advocates say move will restore American dominance
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…
Trump loosens restrictions on toxic pollution, including mercury and lead, from coal plants
The Trump administration on Friday moved to loosen restrictions on toxic power plant pollution, including releases of neurotoxins mercury and lead. On Friday, it revoked portions of Biden-era standards that tightened restrictions on how much…
Trump administration eases limits on coal plant emissions of mercury and other toxins
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.
Trump administration slashes mercury regulations from coal plants
The Trump administration on Friday officially rolled back a series of Biden-era environmental regulations on coal plants, including some intended to clamp down on mercury pollution. Environmental advocacy groups and experts have decried the…
Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy
The US is lowering its standards for power plant pollution while generative AI and the Trump administration revive old coal plants. The US is lowering its standards for power plant pollution while generative AI and the Trump administration revive…
The EPA just loosened mercury rules for coal plants. Here are the health risks
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…
Trump's EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants
The Trump administration announced on Friday it will roll back air regulations for power plants limiting mercury and hazardous air toxics at an event in Kentucky, a move it says will boost baseload energy but that public health groups say will harm…
Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins
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Trump Eases Mercury Rules for Power Plants in Bid to Boost Coal
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday rolled back regulations limiting mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants, the latest in a series of moves by President Donald Trump's administration designed to boost the nation's…
Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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…
Mercury Latest Trump Rollback of Environmental Protections
US President Donald Trump's administration today rolled back another air-pollution protection, this time for one of the most toxic substances on earth: mercury. The action reverses then-President Joe Biden's decision in 2024 to reduce the levels of…
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