Trump’s New Pollution Rules Still Won’t Save the Coal Industry
At best, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new proposal could help a few coal plants stave off retirement for a short while longer.
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At best, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new proposal could help a few coal plants stave off retirement for a short while longer.
By BRAD PLUMER
Air pollution from coal plants, wood stoves, tailpipes and other sources shortens life spans by a few months, and sometimes years.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
President Trump claimed that coal was “indestructible,” that West Virginia had one of the strongest state economies and that the U.S. was the “cleanest country in the planet.” None of that was true.
By LINDA QIU and JOHN SCHWARTZ
The Trump administration unveiled its overhaul of pollution rules for coal-fired power plants, and its analysis shows an increase of up to 1,400 premature deaths annually.
By LISA FRIEDMAN
It’s hot. But it may not be the new normal yet. Temperatures are still rising.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
A huge grid covers the landscape just outside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, from seismic testing for oil and gas. Parts of the refuge itself could soon look the same way.
We talked to people who found themselves on the front lines of climate change this year. Here are their stories.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA, TIFFANY MAY and ZIA ur-REHMAN
The list shows dozens of environmental policies that the Trump administration has targeted, often in an effort to ease burdens on the fossil fuel industry.
By NADJA POPOVICH, LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA and KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS
We know. Global warming is daunting. So here’s a place to start: 17 often-asked questions with some straightforward answers.
By JUSTIN GILLIS