Environmentalists push back against US EPA plan to extend coal plant closings

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Jan 7, 2026, 12:20 pm108 pts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is facing strong public opposition to its proposed plans to extend closure deadlines until October 2031 for 11 coal plants across the country—three of which are in Illinois and one in northwest Indiana.

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