Trump Pushes Back Against Closing Colorado Power Plant That Burns Wyoming Coal

Black lung disease resurges as Trump and coal bosses sacrifice miners for profit and war

A more aggressive form of black lung disease is showing up among young miners.

MSM Screeching Headlines: EPA To End Rule That Saved Us

The Trump EPA under Secretary Lee Zeldin is about to end the endangerment finding. The New York Times dramatically phrased it this way: E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change. Politico wrote: The administration’s approach, led by White House and Justice Department officials, would focus on a […] The post MSM Screeching Headlines: EPA To End Rule That Saved Us appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Trump Pushes Back Against Closing Colorado Power Plant That Burns Wyoming Coal

Trump is challenging Colorado’s plan to shutter coal-fired power plants, showing a rift between federal and state priorities. It also could impact the Cowboy State because they burn Wyoming coal, says EPA Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western.

Trump’s Coal-Friendly EPA Rolls Back Rules Meant to Prevent Water Contamination

The move delays base-level reporting and monitoring, and actual cleanup will be punted even further into the future.

Not all conservatives support Trump's shift to prioritize fossil fuels over renewables

President Donald Trump is using federal subsidies and executive powers to boost coal, oil, gas and nuclear power, abandoning the Republican Party’s past support for free-market energy policies.Zack Colman reports for POLITICO.In short:Trump’s executive orders restrict wind and solar projects, revoke tax benefits for renewables, and funnel federal resources toward fossil fuel and nuclear energy production.Administration officials argue the moves …

EPA delays required cleanups of toxic coal ash landfills

Read the full story in the New York Times (gift article). President Trump also exempted some coal plants, chemical manufacturers and ore processing facilities from pollution rules for two years.