Montana Free Press: In selenium standard dispute, court sides with DEQ, conservation groups - https://montanafreepress.org/2026/04/10/in-selenium-standard-dispute-court-sides-with-deq-conservation-groups/

Elk Valley Resource, formerly owned by #TEK and now operated by #Swiss firm #Glencore, operates #coal #mining in #BC, #Canada, and has been fighting #selenium regulation from their mine waste into the #Kootenai #watershed.

Selenium poisoning is not currently mitigatable. Once a watershed becomes toxic, there is no known way to recover.

#MT #MTPol #BCPoli #ff #coalmine

In selenium standard dispute, court sides with DEQ, conservation groups 

The ruling allows the selenium standard for Lake Koocanusa to stand.

Montana Free Press
Trump's emergency orders pushing #coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb
Not only is this bad policy, it’s also a misuse of a law designed for wartime, according to legal scholars and analysts. If allowed to stand, this poses problems for utilities, grid operators, and regulators who plan for decades-long timeframes, only to be overruled by short-term political imperatives that favor certain industries.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/trumps-emergency-orders-pushing-coal-power-are-illegal-as-well-as-dumb/
Trump's emergency orders pushing coal power are "illegal" as well as dumb

A World War II-era policy is stopping old coal plants from closing.

Ars Technica

US Republicans use taxpayer subsidies to keep coal fired power plants operating.

I guess they want to pollute for the sake of polluting?

https://apnews.com/article/trump-climate-coal-revival-9440fa44ad8f0cce0ef50b22e00cad8e

#Coal #FossilFuels #Energy #Climate #USA #USPol #GOP #Electricity

As Trump boosts coal, opponents warn of higher costs and more pollution

The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running. Market analysts believe no coal plant closures are likely during President Donald Trump's term. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has acknowledged the goal is to avoid any shutdowns. The administration says coal helps electric reliability during extreme demand. Critics say keeping plants open will cost ratepayers and taxpayers and lock in more pollution. The emergency orders are being challenged by states and consumer groups. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has also rolled back clean energy incentives, environmental regulations and slowed new wind and solar permits.

AP News
Trump's environmental rollbacks in support of AI mark ​a reversal in U.S. policy and have proven painful for America's clean air activists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/10/energy/us-city-pollution-ai-boom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #us #pm25 #coal #energy #emissions #donaldtrump #joebiden #stlouis #pollution #smog #datacenters
How the AI boom derailed clean‑air efforts in one of America's most polluted cities

Trump's environmental rollbacks in support of AI mark ​a reversal in U.S. policy and have proven painful for America's clean air activists.

The Japan Times
In a Boost to #Coal, #EPA Moves to End Biden’s Toxic Ash Disposal Rules
#LeeZeldin said changes would help #US “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten #drinkingwater
Move is victory for coal industry, which had chafed at regulation that required companies to examine the condition of coal ash sites at inactive power plants, calling it overly burdensome as well as modify cleanup requirements that have been in place for over a decade.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/climate/epa-coal-rules-biden.html
https://archive.ph/DLtEI
E.P.A. Says It Will End Biden’s Coal Ash Disposal Rules

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the changes would help U.S. “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten drinking water.

The New York Times

When you hear/see/read the term "Renewable" in headlines and the A/V catching image is a green field with huge propellers, be sure the paid prop. comes from #BigOil #BigCoal industrial complex

There is nothing renewable about biodiesel from monoculture plantations in SE Asia after GIGANTIC tropical forest destruction.

There is nothing renewable of passing public land/lakes/rivers to private industry, AND SUBSIDIZE THEM, to blackmail for electricity consumers.dependents of el.power.

There is nothing renewable about burning every anumal, plant and tree on the planet to replace Oil/Coal (FOR LESS THAN A YEAR) and call it biomass, you might as well call Artificial Extinction a renewable practice

Thereis nothing renewable about multiplying landfills with obsolete EVs, Solar Panels, batteries, and WindGens that cost 3 times to recycle than make from scratch. In 20y the landfills will be bigger than cities, 100% toxic and uncleaneable.

There is nothing renewable about uranium depletion either

Change your habbits, lifestyle, and consumption of power, there is no GREEN solution to the dead end we have reached, or keep funding #OilWAR to maintain the "LIFESTYLE"

AND STOP THE STATE from converting ANTTHING PUBLIC to Private for the Oil/Coal/Power industry

@au
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Algeria #AU #Australia #DanJørgensen #Energy #energyprices #energysecurity #FatihBirol #Fossilfuels #France #gas #Germany #greenenergytransition #Iran #italy #Norway #Poland #Qatar #RENEWABLEENERGY #Science #Spain #UnitedStates
#OIL #COAL #CARBON #EXTINction #EXtinctionrebelion #PlanetOfthehumans

I still remember when #berlin decided to phase-out #coal mining, turned out there would be shortage in fresh water. this is because coal mining companies used to pump out water from coal mines into rivers. this was done because of coal economics. once mining stopped, pumping water is no longer feasible. go figure how to provide fresh water to the capital city (!) #Unintended_Consequences

US agency proposes rolling back rules for safe disposal of toxic coal ash

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/epa-toxic-coal-ash-rollback-trump

Advocates warn changes could increase risks of pollutants contaminating water and exposure to toxic waste…

#USA #IndustrialPollution #PublicCosts #Risk #TrackRecord #Billionaires #Greed #Power #Bribery #Government #AntiProtection #Bribery #Benefactor #Profit #Death #Coal #Ash #Toxic

US agency proposes rolling back rules for safe disposal of toxic coal ash

Advocates warn changes could increase risks of pollutants contaminating water and exposure to toxic waste

The Guardian