Trump Admin Weakens Obama-Era Rule to Limit Toxic Waste From Coal Plants

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By Jordan DavidsonSep 1, 2020, 8:15 am126 pts
The Trump administration announced that it would roll back a rule from 2015 that was put in place to limit the amount of toxic chemicals that are in the wastewater of coal plants, according to The Washington Post. The rule insisted that coal plants invest in newer technologies to treat their wastewater so toxic…

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