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New Rule Compels US Coal-Fired Power Plants To Capture Emissions - or Shut Down
Thursday April 25, 2024. 07:22 PM , from Slashdot
The rule was among four separate measures targeting coal and natural gas plants that the EPA said would provide 'regular certainty' to the power industry and encourage them to make investments to transition 'to a clean energy economy.' They also include requirements to reduce toxic wastewater pollutants from coal-fired plants and to safely manage so-called coal ash in unlined storage ponds. The new rules 'reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants, protect communities from pollution and improve public health -- all while supporting the long-term, reliable supply of the electricity needed to power America forward,' the EPA administrator, Michael Regan, told reporters at a White House briefing. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/04/25/176209/new-rule-compels-us-coal-fired-power-plants-to-captu...
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