US Government Implements Historic Restrictions on Coal-Fired Plant Emissions
by Tech Times
Tech Times— By imposing restrictions on emissions from coal-fired plants, the government is signaling a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and safeguarding public health and the environment.
The Guardian—New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down. New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the nation’s...
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...
WKBN.com—Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down. WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the []