Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’

A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants

Grist
A coal plant bulldozed an Ohio town displacing residents. Now its owners include a big Trump donor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/11/gavin-coal-plant-cheshire-ohio #Ohio #CoalPollution #trump #USElections2024 #Blackstone #AirPollution
A coal plant bulldozed an Ohio town displacing residents. Now its owners include a big Trump donor

Gavin coal plant, now part-owned by Blackstone whose CEO backs Trump, bought Cheshire in 2002 to move people en masse. Two decades later, locals recall its noxious fumes

The Guardian
BREAKING: Today, we and our partners filed a petition calling on the EPA to stop harmful #pollution from #coal trains around SF Bay and all over the country 🌊
https://baykeeper.org/press_release/groups-urge-epa-regulate-coal-pollution-uncovered-rail-cars #coalpollution #fossilfuels #EPA #environmentaljustice
Groups Urge EPA to Regulate Coal Pollution from Uncovered Rail Cars

Today SF Baykeeper, Sierra Club, Public Justice, and several other environmental and public health organizations filed a petition for rulemaking with the EPA, calling upon the agency to stop harmful coal pollution from open-top trains carrying coal by requiring coal train operators to obtain a permit for their water pollution. Under the Clean Water Act, EPA has the authority to regulate pollution from point sources, including open-top railcars.

San Francisco Baykeeper

Join us TOMORROW Tues, 5/16, in #Oakland to tell the city to say no to #coal!

We're reaching a decisive turning point in this years-long battle -- & we need your voice.

This is an issue that affects the entire #Bay & particularly the residents of #WestOakland.

Time: 6pm, Tues May 16, 2023
Place: 1 Frank H Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland

#NoCoalInOakland #coalpollution #environmentaljustice #climatejustice #climatechange #climatecrisis

#Oakland residents fighting to prevent #coal shipments can now point to clear scientific evidence showing that pollution from coal trains is deeply harmful to the communities that live alongside them https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/coal-trains-richmond-oakland-pollution-18001171.php #coalpollution #nocoalinoakland #pollution #bayarea #eastbay
New study measures pollution from coal trains in Bay Area city

Researchers from UC Davis measured the air quality impacts of coal trains running through Richmond, using AI to detect which were carrying coal.

San Francisco Chronicle