Environmental and health groups said the rule will make people sicker and supports a dying industry.
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EPA Repeals Regulations for Mercury and Toxic Air Pollutants From Power Plants Read Post »
One study showed that coal power plants led to nearly half a million U.S. deaths over a 20-year period.
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Trump Orders Defense, Energy Departments to Reinvest in Coal Read Post »
The House passed a bill to repurpose $500 million meant for cleaning up coal country’s environmental and safety hazards.
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Communities Say Congress Broke Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Read Post »
After courting coal miners during his campaign, Trump has left a trail of broken promises.
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Coal Miners Were Poised to Win Key Safety Protections. Then Trump Showed Up. Read Post »
Exposure to toxic silica dust is driving an increase in black lung cases among miners across Appalachia.
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Trump Administration Delays Rule Protecting Coal Miners from Black Lung — Again Read Post »
The move delays base-level reporting and monitoring, and actual cleanup will be punted even further into the future.
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Trump’s Coal-Friendly EPA Rolls Back Rules Meant to Prevent Water Contamination Read Post »
Researchers working to prevent deaths from the disease, which has killed over 75,000 miners, received layoff notices.
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A Coal Miner’s Daughter Takes On DOGE Amid Rising Cases of Black Lung Disease Read Post »
“Let’s celebrate coal again,” Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Rulli said at a press conference.
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Trump’s EPA Proposes Repealing Some Limits on Mercury and Greenhouse Gas Read Post »
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