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White House Drops Scheme to Bail Out Coal, Nukes
The White House has reportedly shelved a plan by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prop up the failing coal and nuclear industries by making operators of regional electric grids buy power from aging coal...
Trump’s EPA Plans to Gut Rules That Have Sharply Cut Mercury Pollution
In yet another rollback of public health protections, the Trump administration is preparing to gut a rule that has dramatically cut emissions of mercury, a toxic chemical known to harm the nervous...
Trump’s Scheme to Repeal Clean Power Plan Means More Kids with Asthma, More Early Deaths, Dirtier Air
Senate Confirms Top Coal, Chemical Lobbyist for No. 2 EPA Post
Senate confirms top lobbyist for the coal and chemical industries as Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Photo courtesy of U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public...
Top Coal Lobbyist, Climate Skeptic Poised to Become No. 2 at EPA
A leading lobbyist for the coal and oil industries, who is a staunch climate change skeptic, is a step away from being second in command at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Regulators’ Rejection of Coal and Nuclear Bailout a Big Win for Consumers, Renewable Energy
Federal regulators' rejection today of the White House's scheme to prop up the coal and nuclear power industries is a big win for electricity customers and renewable energy, said EWG President Ken...
Exposed: Rick Perry's Coal Bailout Scheme Was Murray Energy's Idea
Clean Power Plan Hearing is Trump’s Latest Desperate Act to Save Dying Coal Industry
For the only public hearing on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration picked a location where residents are sure to support the desperate attempt to save the dying coal...
EWG and American Oversight Demand Release of Energy Department-Industry Communications on Trump Bailout for Coal, Nuclear
Picking Losers: Why Coal and Nuclear Interests Are Desperate For a Ratepayer Bailout
Without Energy Secretary Rick Perry's scheme to make utility customers buy more expensive electricity from aging, dirty and dangerous coal and nuclear u, utilities plan to close 75 coal and nuclear...
We're Number 1: U.S. Only Remaining Nation to Reject Climate Change Accord
Under President Trump's leadership, the U.S. has attained a unique – and shameful – distinction: the only nation on Earth to reject the Paris agreement on climate change.
Pruitt Scrubs Climate, Renewable Energy Data for State and Local Governments From EPA Website
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has wiped much of the information that helps state and local governments fight climate change and invest in renewable energy sources from the agency...
Perry’s Scheme to Bail Out Coal and Nukes Will Boost Utility Bills, Not Energy Resiliency or Jobs
Energy Secretary Rick Perry's scheme to require the use of electricity from coal and nuclear plants, even when cheaper sources are available, would drive up Americans' utility bills by billions of...
