The EPA just loosened mercury rules for coal plants. Here’s what the toxic metal can do to your health - Environmental and health groups blasted the decision, saying it would leave all Americans in da ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed Biden-era regulations that forced power plants to cut harmful pollutants including brain-damaging mercury and particulate matter, EPA ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially revoked the endangerment finding, in a huge blow to U.S. efforts to fight climate ...

The EPA repealed stricter mercury limits for coal plants, citing cost savings. Health advocates warn the move could increase pollution risks for children and families.

Agency reverts to old emissions rules in administration push to keep aging coal plants on line by power producers such as TVA; in supplying more energy to US military bases; and through emergency ...

Of all fossil fuels, coal emits the most carbon dioxide per unit of energy, and burning it releases deadly pollutants into ...

The Trump administration has made it more difficult to curb planet-warming pollution by dumping a scientific finding that's ...

The EPA Friday repealed standards for limiting toxic mercury, arsenic and lead that come out of power plants. The Colstrip power plant in Montana is one of the highest emitters of these cancer-causing ...

An EPA rule had succeeded in reducing mercury emissions from power plants by about 90%. But in an effort to boost coal power production, the Trump administration is relaxing rules.

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) June 11 said it is removing restrictions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power plants, paving the way for greater use of fossil fuels, particularly ...