Ben Jealous: The Trump Administration’s dangerous coal exemptions

Ben Jealous: The Trump Administration’s dangerous coal exemptions

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—Another day, another deadly move that defies logic, morality, and economic common sense.  Last week, the Trump administration granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The move allows them to emit increased levels of hazardous pollutants like mercury, arsenic, and lead. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, particularly harmful to children and pregnant women, that cau…

Poisoning Our Future: The Trump Administration's Dangerous Coal Exemptions

Photo Credit: Getty Images Another day, another deadly move that defies logic, morality, and economic common sense.  Last week, the Trump administration granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The move allows them to emit increased levels of hazardous pollutants like mercury, arsenic, and lead. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, particularly harmful to children and pregnant women, th…

Trump grants TVA ‘exemption’ to air pollution regulations for coal

In late March, the Trump administration made a unique offer to power providers: send an email and get out of having to apply with federal pollution restrictions.  The Tennessee Valley Authority quickly signed up.  Now, the utility that provides nearly all electricity to Tennessee and parts of six other states will not have to comply with an updated rule intended to reduce air pollution from coal burning. President Donald Trump granted TVA’s coal…