Trump Administration Aims to Relax Limits on Toxic Wastewater From Coal-Fired Power Plants
The agency says the change would give permit writers more flexibility and could cut annual electricity generation costs by up to $1.1 billion.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to overhaul wastewater limits for steam electric power plants, aiming to stabilize the national power grid and cut energy bills.
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin argued that the 2024 Biden administration rule "jeopardized many affordable and reliable baseload power plants" while imposing requirements Scott Corwin, President of the American Public Power Association, called "administratively unworkable."
- The EPA plans to "rescind certain one-size-fits-all limits" in favor of case-by-case discharge standards, a revision officials estimate could shave up to $1.1 billion off annual electricity generation costs.
- Environmental group Earthjustice slammed the proposal as a public health danger, with attorney Thom Cmar warning it would exempt contaminated groundwater from treatment and threaten drinking water sources.
- The EPA is now entering a 30-day public comment period before finalizing the rule, which seeks to bolster the coal fleet amid surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers.
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EPA to Allow More Coal Plants Off the Hook for Toxic Waste Dumped in U.S. Waterways - CleanTechnica
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-fired power plants from dumping toxic wastewater—including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead—from coal ash waste landfills into U.S. waterways. In September 2025, Donald Trump’s EPA gave coal plant companies a pass by delaying enforcement of long-overdue wastewater protections from coal ... [continued] The post EPA to Allow More Coal…
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Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers.
EPA seeks to roll back Biden power plant wastewater standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back the Biden administration’s wastewater standards for power plants, a move the agency said would improve grid reliability and reduce compliance costs. The agency said Thursday it is reconsidering a rule known as the effluent limitation guidelines for power plants. The Biden administration finalized the rule in 2024 as part of a suite of standards aimed at reducing pollution from fossil…
EPA moves to weaken water pollution rule for coal plants
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed to repeal a Biden-era rule that prevents coal-burning power plants from releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of toxic metals into nearby waters.
EPA Moves To Slash Power Costs With New Coal Plant Wastewater Rules - Tampa Free Press
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal on Thursday to overhaul wastewater limits for steam electric power plants, a move federal officials say will stabilize the national power grid and cut energy bills. By revising what are known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG), the agency estimates it could shave up to $1.1 billion […] EPA Moves To Slash Power Costs With New Coal Plant Wastewater Rules
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