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Trump to Sign Order Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry
President Trump plans to sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at expanding the mining and use of coal in the United States, in...
Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption
The nation’s most polluting coal-burning power plant has asked President Trump to exempt it from stricter limits on hazardous air pollution after the...
E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email
Last year, the Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm...
The Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use
Last year was the hottest on record, and global average temperatures passed the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times for the...
Why Coal Has Been So Hard to Quit in the U.S.
In the United States at least, coal is a terminal case.While it once dominated the nation’s power grid, hundreds of units have shuttered...
