This spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule that would reduce mercury, particulate matter and sulfur dioxide emissions from coal plants. According to the agency, the proposed rule would save an estimated 17,000 American lives a year beginning…
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Mercury Proposal Receives Support, Opposition
TAGS: Battle of Blair Mountain carbon capture Clean Water Act Coal Report EPA Massey Energy mercury and air toxic standards Tennessee Valley Authority TRAIN Act TVA West Virginia
Congressional Hearing on Stream Buffer Zone Neglects Residents
By Jamie Goodman On Sept. 26, a Congressional hearing took place in Charleston, W.Va. to discuss proposed revisions to the controversial stream buffer zone rule designed to further protect waterways in Appalachia. Conducted by Representatives Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and Shelley…
TAGS: cancer Central Appalachia coal decline Coal Report Mountaintop Removal MSHA Office of Surface Mining Powder River Basin Stream Buffer Zone West Virginia Coal Association
The Coal Report
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Save Lives By Meg Holden The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newest regulations to limit air pollution from coal-fired power plants, will take into account the problem of air currents…
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