Trump poised to loosen clean coal standards
Published:
August 21, 2018
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WASHINGTON (TNS) The Trump administration is poised today to unveil a sweeping rewrite of emissions rules for power plants that would be a boon to the coal industry, laying the groundwork for a revival of the most polluting facilities and abandoning Obama-era mandates for reorienting the electricity sector toward clean energy.
The draft replacement for the federal Clean Power Plan, according to several people who have been briefed on it, reflects a dramatic about-face on national climate action. It is President Donald Trumps second major move in less than a month…
EVAN HALPER – Los Angeles Times
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