EPA Guts Obama-Era Rule Credited With Cleaning Up Air Polluted by Emissions From Coal Plants

BySuhani Sharma
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https://time.com/5823046/epa-guts-rule-coal-plants-emissions/

(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an Obama-era rule that compelled the country’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, a move designed to limit future regulation of air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.

Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler said the rollback was reversing what he depicted as regulatory overreach by the Obama administration.

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