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A view of Duke Energy's Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford

Politics Apr 25

Coal-fired plants will have to capture emissions or shut down, says strict new EPA rule

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Nation Nov 29

Rows of solar panels at the Toms River Solar Farm which was built on an EPA Superfund site in Toms River, New Jersey, U.S., 26 May, 2021. Photo by Dane Rhys/REUTERS
Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power

The project in Wayne County Schools represents what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools.

By Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Politics May 17

Electricite de France (EDF) coal-fired power plant in Cordemais
EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic waste dumped near coal power plants

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the plan would hold polluters accountable for controlling and cleaning up coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal that can pollute groundwater, drinking water and air and has been linked to cancer and other health…

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Economy Aug 25

The Dayton Power & Light J.M. Stuart Station lights up the early morning sky on the banks of the Ohio River in Aberdeen, Ohio, U.S., September 13, 2017. Photo by Brian Snyder/REUTERS
Environmental groups sue EPA over ‘inadequate’ regulation of coal ash dumps

A lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on Thursday seeks to compel the EPA to review and revise regulations plaintiffs say are "inadequate to protect human health and the environment."…

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

Politics Jul 20

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks from the plane as he arrives at Yokota U.S. Air Force Base in Fussa, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan May 22, 2022. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS
WATCH: Biden announces modest climate action at former coal plant in Massachusetts

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.”…

By Seung Min Kim, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Aug 31

Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback

By Matthew Brown, Travis Loller, Associated Press

The changes finalized Monday will allow utilities to use cheaper wastewater cleanup technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines adopted in 2015.

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Nov 18

Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

Cheaper prices for power produced by natural gas, rather than environmental regulations, led the owners to decide in 2017 to close it.

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Jun 02

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Trump cites national security in effort to aid coal and nuclear power

By PBS News Hour

President Donald Trump this week ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry to save less-profitable coal and nuclear plants from closure. A leaked draft memo lays out several proposals, including one to order the grid to buy power from these plants and…

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