The Trump administration just dealt another blow to U.S. environmental regulations — one that could allow more contamination ...

New data on coal ash ponds in the U.S. has shed light on the extent of contamination at one of the Tennessee Valley Authority ...

The EPA published a notice in the Federal Register that it intends to deny Colorado’s plan to shutter coal-fired power plants ...

Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. ORLANDO, Fla.—There is “widespread noncompliance” with ...

The proposed rejection doesn’t stop Colorado from enforcing the plan, but it signals the federal government no longer ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed scaling back the requirements around storing and releasing waste from coal-fired power plants, despite also finding an increase in toxic ...

Steam rises from the Miller coal-fired power plant in Adamsville, Alabama, in 2021. New regulations from the EPA aim to cut toxic wastewater pollution from coal-fired plants.

The Biden EPA's carbon rule should be repealed to ensure that people do not experience blackouts of the kind seen in Europe.

Evansville has been called a sacrifice zone due to pollution hazards, and federal goals to lower environmental safeguards have advocates concerned.

“While EPA and the Obama administration have taken a modest first step by introducing some protections on the disposal of coal ash, they do not go far enough to protect families from this toxic ...

New EPA regulations could force power plants to install new technology or stop using coal and gas ... Coal companies and Republican-led states are expected to challenge the Biden version as ...

The EPA on Wednesday announced nearly 30 changes that would roll back regulations aimed at protecting clean air and water. (AP File Photo: Charlie Riedel) Home > Nation & World > ...