#coal-industry
#coal-industry
[ follow ]
#energy-policy #coalie #osmre #trump-administration #renewable-energy #energy-transition #department-of-defense
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
6 days agoTrump administration slashes mercury regulations from coal plants
On Friday the Trump administration officially rolled back a series of Biden-era environmental regulations on coal plants, including some intended to clamp down on mercury pollution. Environmental advocacy groups and experts have decried the decision as risking human healthmercury has been shown to cause serious neurological damage, especially in infants. The decision effectively reverts regulations to those set in 2012 by the Obama administration.
Environment
fromThe Oaklandside
5 months agoOakland's coal terminal legal battle draws to a close
Earlier this summer, a state appeals court found that an Alameda County judge was correct when she ruled in 2023 that Oakland breached its contract with the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal. In that case, Superior Court Judge Noël Wise found that Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal, or OBOT, could keep and extend its lease for a plot of city-owned land to restart its project.
Environment
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months agoI was secretary of labor. Trump's bizarre tariff scheme won't revive American jobs | Robert Reich
US and China cut tariffs on imports for 90 days to boost manufacturing sectors.
Concerns arise over the safety and health risks of revitalizing traditional manufacturing and coal jobs.
[ Load more ]