Government faces backlash after approving controversial exemptions for aging facilities: 'It is completely unacceptable'

Government faces backlash after approving controversial exemptions for aging facilities: 'It is completely unacceptable'

The South African government has granted Eskom coal plants some exemptions from air quality laws and harmful emissions regulations for at least the next five years, in a blow to sustainability progress in Africa.  What happened?  Eskom applied for permission to flout minimum emission standards set in air quality regulations. The exemptions that were granted are limited and don't constitute a "blanket reprieve," according to a report from Reuters…