EPA Coal Ash 11 5 2019

U.S. EPA Proposes to Weaken Regulations on Coal Ash, Wastewater From Power Plants

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 4 issued two proposals that would ease the Obama administration’s 2015 regulations governing the disposal of coal ash, a toxic product of coal combustion, and wastewater management from steam electric power plants. The first proposal sets a new date of Aug. 31, 2020 for facilities to begin closure…

U.S. Exit Paris Climate Accord

Trump Administration Initiates Process to Exit Paris Climate Accord

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The Trump administration has submitted a formal notification to the United Nations to withdraw the U.S from the Paris agreement on climate change, according to a Nov. 4 announcement from the State Department. The move initiates a one-year process to leave the 2015 pact that the U.S. joined during the Obama administration, committing to achieve…