
EPA to impose new limits on wastewater pollution from coal power plants
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it intends to set more stringent standards on water pollution from coal power plants, reinstating regulations that the Trump administration rolled back.
It's a stark reversal from the position of the former President's administration, which rolled back dozens of Obama-era environmental regulations. The new rule would affect around 100 coal-fired power plants, according to an EPA official. The EPA announced it would begin the rule-making process to reduce coal-fired power plant pollution -- including toxic metals like mercury, arsenic and selenium -- but the change will likely take years to go into effect, leaving the weaker wastewater regulations in place during that time.More Related News