The move appeared to undercut the Make America Healthy Again movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a onetime campaigner ...

Mercury pollution from coal plants has been tied to serious neurological problems, especially in children and babies ...

Of all fossil fuels, coal emits the most carbon dioxide per unit of energy, and burning it releases deadly pollutants into ...

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration announced on Friday it will roll back clean air ...

The Trump administration on Friday loosened restrictions on toxic power plant pollution, including releases of neurotoxins ...

The US is lowering its standards for power plant pollution while generative AI and the Trump administration revive old coal ...

The action could allow the plants to release more dangerous heavy metals, including brain-damaging mercury and cancer-causing ...

Coal plants are the largest single human source of mercury pollutants. The mercury emitted later falls in rain or simply by ...

The EPA repealed stricter mercury limits for coal plants, citing cost savings. Health advocates warn the move could increase ...

Environmental groups warn that weakening air toxics and mercury standards will lead to higher health-related costs ...

On a visit to Louisville, the EPA said it is repealing Biden-era regulations on mercury, soot and other harmful pollutants from coal power plants.