E.P.A. Rule Change Could Let Dirtiest Coal Plants Keep Running (and Stay Dirty)

www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/climate/epa-coal-power-scrubbers.

In recent news, Trump's administration proposed an alteration regarding climate-change regulations in hopes of allowing older plants be updated with newer and more efficient working components which would potentially extend their operating lives for years. This would also allow them to avoid the requirements for the updated pollution controls. Regardless of the fact that these requirements/components are incredibly expensive, pollution is a serious and prominent issue that should not be ignored. Large, dirty plants should not be able to run without having "scrubbers" which are clean air devices that remove pollutants that are blamed as the cause for many respiratory diseases. Trump's negative outlook and propositions regarding the E.P.A. worry me and many others about the consequences any cuts or changes towards the programs would be. Our environment needs to be taken care of, not disregarded, viewed as insignificant or seen as not a real issue.

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  1. chrheaSeptember 13, 2018 at 8:14 AM

    I am also worried about the fact that many of these regulation changes will take years (maybe decades) to recover from.

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