EPA finalizes new rules to reduce pollution

WKBN.com— The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules Thursday to try and reduce air pollution that makes people sick and destroys the climate.

One Green Planet—New EPA Rules Aim to Drastically Cut Pollution from US Power Plants. The EPA recently introduced regulations that could transform the landscape of air, water, and climate pollution in the United States.

The Guardian—New US climate rules for pollution cuts ‘probably terminal’ for coal-fired plants. Experts say only ‘handful of plants’ operating with the dirtiest fuel will likely survive, and only Trump and lawsuits could save them New climate rules imposed by Joe Biden’s administration requiring huge cuts in carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants will accelerate the decline of an industry that until recently provided most of America’s power, experts say, potentially even dealing a death blow to coal in the US.Coal, once the backbone of the US economy and feted by Donald Trump as he...

KTVZ—New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn't the final word. By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states. The clash over bathroom policy and other elements of a federal regulation finalized last week could set the