Environmentalists fear the Trump administration is gearing up to lift a key regulation on the coal industry

Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images The Trump administration on Friday said limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants were unnecessary as they were too costly. Those remarks have sparked an outcry from environmentalists who feared the next step would be looser rules favoring the coal industry at the expense of public health. Under the Mercury and […]

Federal court orders EPA to reinstate methane rules after environmentalists petition

Published time: 1 Aug, 2017 05:00 A federal court has granted a request from environmental groups that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start enforcing methane pollution rules that were drafted under former President Barack Obama. In an order issued Monday, a majority of the full US Court of Appeals for the District […]