#toxicair — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #toxicair, aggregated by home.social.
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#Louisiana communities are left in the dark on #toxicair — and industry helped keep it that way
https://veritenews.org/2026/07/20/louisiana-air-monitoring-pollution/Lawmakers weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back against greater scrutiny.
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#Louisiana communities are left in the dark on #toxicair — and industry helped keep it that way
https://veritenews.org/2026/07/20/louisiana-air-monitoring-pollution/Lawmakers weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back against greater scrutiny.
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#Louisiana communities are left in the dark on #toxicair — and industry helped keep it that way
https://veritenews.org/2026/07/20/louisiana-air-monitoring-pollution/Lawmakers weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back against greater scrutiny.
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#Louisiana communities are left in the dark on #toxicair — and industry helped keep it that way
https://veritenews.org/2026/07/20/louisiana-air-monitoring-pollution/Lawmakers weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back against greater scrutiny.
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#Louisiana communities are left in the dark on #toxicair — and industry helped keep it that way
https://veritenews.org/2026/07/20/louisiana-air-monitoring-pollution/Lawmakers weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back against greater scrutiny.
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Radius scrap metal yard ordered to submit a fire prevention plan — appeals it
"Two months after two massive and preventable scrap metal fires at #RadiusRecycling in 2024 sent plumes of #ToxicFumes and metal particulates over North Portland and Linnton, the North Peninsula Review discovered that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement letter to the company alleging that Radius was operating an unpermitted solid waste disposal site and assessing a $29,580 civil penalty. The notice included an order to submit a fire prevention plan by September 30, 2024. "
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Radius scrap metal yard ordered to submit a fire prevention plan — appeals it
"Two months after two massive and preventable scrap metal fires at #RadiusRecycling in 2024 sent plumes of #ToxicFumes and metal particulates over North Portland and Linnton, the North Peninsula Review discovered that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement letter to the company alleging that Radius was operating an unpermitted solid waste disposal site and assessing a $29,580 civil penalty. The notice included an order to submit a fire prevention plan by September 30, 2024. "
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Radius scrap metal yard ordered to submit a fire prevention plan — appeals it
"Two months after two massive and preventable scrap metal fires at #RadiusRecycling in 2024 sent plumes of #ToxicFumes and metal particulates over North Portland and Linnton, the North Peninsula Review discovered that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement letter to the company alleging that Radius was operating an unpermitted solid waste disposal site and assessing a $29,580 civil penalty. The notice included an order to submit a fire prevention plan by September 30, 2024. "
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Radius scrap metal yard ordered to submit a fire prevention plan — appeals it
"Two months after two massive and preventable scrap metal fires at #RadiusRecycling in 2024 sent plumes of #ToxicFumes and metal particulates over North Portland and Linnton, the North Peninsula Review discovered that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement letter to the company alleging that Radius was operating an unpermitted solid waste disposal site and assessing a $29,580 civil penalty. The notice included an order to submit a fire prevention plan by September 30, 2024. "
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Radius scrap metal yard ordered to submit a fire prevention plan — appeals it
"Two months after two massive and preventable scrap metal fires at #RadiusRecycling in 2024 sent plumes of #ToxicFumes and metal particulates over North Portland and Linnton, the North Peninsula Review discovered that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement letter to the company alleging that Radius was operating an unpermitted solid waste disposal site and assessing a $29,580 civil penalty. The notice included an order to submit a fire prevention plan by September 30, 2024. "
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Bangkok Post – Activists slam delay on clean air bills
PUBLISHED : 13 Apr 2026 at 07:18 Smog hangs over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok in January.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #airqualitylegislation #bangkokairpollution #cleanairbill #Climate #environmentalpolicy #Health #parliamentarydissolution #pollutantreleaseandtransferregister #publichealththailand #Science #Thailand #toxicair
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Bangkok Post – Activists slam delay on clean air bills
PUBLISHED : 13 Apr 2026 at 07:18 Smog hangs over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok in January.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #airqualitylegislation #bangkokairpollution #cleanairbill #Climate #environmentalpolicy #Health #parliamentarydissolution #pollutantreleaseandtransferregister #publichealththailand #Science #Thailand #toxicair
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Bangkok Post – Activists slam delay on clean air bills
PUBLISHED : 13 Apr 2026 at 07:18 Smog hangs over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok in January.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #airqualitylegislation #bangkokairpollution #cleanairbill #Climate #environmentalpolicy #Health #parliamentarydissolution #pollutantreleaseandtransferregister #publichealththailand #Science #Thailand #toxicair
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Warning to millions as toxic air spreads across multiple US states
Warning to millions as toxic air spreads across multiple US states
#Toxicair #Healthwarninghttps://opr.news/59e2f363260204en_us?link=1&client=ex_global
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Delhi-NCR suffers severe cold and toxic smog, with AQI breaching dangerous limits across multiple areas. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-cold-air-pollution-alert-health-crisis-ujve9cb4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiNCR #ColdWave #DelhiPollution #AQI #ToxicAir
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Delhi-NCR suffers severe cold and toxic smog, with AQI breaching dangerous limits across multiple areas. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-cold-air-pollution-alert-health-crisis-ujve9cb4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiNCR #ColdWave #DelhiPollution #AQI #ToxicAir
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Delhi-NCR suffers severe cold and toxic smog, with AQI breaching dangerous limits across multiple areas. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-cold-air-pollution-alert-health-crisis-ujve9cb4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiNCR #ColdWave #DelhiPollution #AQI #ToxicAir
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Delhi Pollution: Mopping Floor With Tap Open!
It is noticeable that no authority wants to tackle the powerful automobile or construction lobbies, both of whom deny major responsibility and point fingers elsewhere.
by D. Raghunandan
Newsclick
December 8, 2025https://www.newsclick.in/delhi-pollution-mopping-floor-tap-open
#Asia #India #Delhi #pollution #AirPollution #ToxicAir #environment #ecology #automobiles #vehicles #PrivateVehicles #construction -
Delhi Pollution: Mopping Floor With Tap Open!
It is noticeable that no authority wants to tackle the powerful automobile or construction lobbies, both of whom deny major responsibility and point fingers elsewhere.
by D. Raghunandan
Newsclick
December 8, 2025https://www.newsclick.in/delhi-pollution-mopping-floor-tap-open
#Asia #India #Delhi #pollution #AirPollution #ToxicAir #environment #ecology #automobiles #vehicles #PrivateVehicles #construction -
Delhi Pollution: Mopping Floor With Tap Open!
It is noticeable that no authority wants to tackle the powerful automobile or construction lobbies, both of whom deny major responsibility and point fingers elsewhere.
by D. Raghunandan
Newsclick
December 8, 2025https://www.newsclick.in/delhi-pollution-mopping-floor-tap-open
#Asia #India #Delhi #pollution #AirPollution #ToxicAir #environment #ecology #automobiles #vehicles #PrivateVehicles #construction -
Delhi Pollution: Mopping Floor With Tap Open!
It is noticeable that no authority wants to tackle the powerful automobile or construction lobbies, both of whom deny major responsibility and point fingers elsewhere.
by D. Raghunandan
Newsclick
December 8, 2025https://www.newsclick.in/delhi-pollution-mopping-floor-tap-open
#Asia #India #Delhi #pollution #AirPollution #ToxicAir #environment #ecology #automobiles #vehicles #PrivateVehicles #construction -
Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/monterrey-mexico-air-quality-industrial-pollution?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/monterrey-mexico-air-quality-industrial-pollution?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/monterrey-mexico-air-quality-industrial-pollution?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/monterrey-mexico-air-quality-industrial-pollution?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/monterrey-mexico-air-quality-industrial-pollution?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Air pollution may reduce health benefits of exercise: Study
England [UK], November 29 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) shows that…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #Airpollution #AU #Australia #cancerrisk #Chronicexposure #exercisebenefits #healthrisks #heartdisease #mortalityrisk #physicalactivity #ToxicAir
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Delhi`s air quality remains very poor with AQI around 350. Fog and smog blanket key areas. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-air-quality-fog-smog-pollution-report-f7lreccc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AirQualityIndex #DelhiPollution #SmogAlert #ToxicAir #NewDelhi
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Delhi`s air quality remains very poor with AQI around 350. Fog and smog blanket key areas. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-air-quality-fog-smog-pollution-report-f7lreccc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AirQualityIndex #DelhiPollution #SmogAlert #ToxicAir #NewDelhi
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Delhi`s air quality remains very poor with AQI around 350. Fog and smog blanket key areas. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-air-quality-fog-smog-pollution-report-f7lreccc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AirQualityIndex #DelhiPollution #SmogAlert #ToxicAir #NewDelhi
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‘We are living in Chernobyl right now’: Doctor’s disturbing plea as Delhi breathes toxic air
A heartfelt post on Reddi…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Airpollution #airqualitywarning #Delhiairqualityverypoor #delhiaqi #Delhipollution #Delhismogcrisis #doctorplea #Doctorviralpost #healthriskspollution #N95mask #preventivehealthcheckpollution #RedditpostDelhi #redditpostonpollution #Science #toxicair #viralredditpost
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‘We are living in Chernobyl right now’: Doctor’s disturbing plea as Delhi breathes toxic air
A heartfelt post on Reddi…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Airpollution #airqualitywarning #Delhiairqualityverypoor #delhiaqi #Delhipollution #Delhismogcrisis #doctorplea #Doctorviralpost #healthriskspollution #N95mask #preventivehealthcheckpollution #RedditpostDelhi #redditpostonpollution #Science #toxicair #viralredditpost
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/589992/ ‘Could taste the pollution’: London-based techie urges residents to leave city, internet reacts #AirQuality #AQIInDelhi #AQIScore #Britain #Cast.ai #DelhiAirCrisis #DelhiAirPollutionNew #DelhiAQI #DelhiPollution #England #GreatBritain #HealthEffects #InternetReacts #KunalKushwaha #london #LondonBasedTechie #ManUrgesPeopleToLeaveDelhi #Pollution #RelocationDebate #RelocationPlan #RespiratoryIssues #SmogCrisis #ToxicAir #UK #UnitedKingdom #WinterSmog
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Delhi records season’s first ‘severe’ air day as AQI breaches 460, turning the capital into a choking gas chamber. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-air-quality-aqi-smog-severe-sl89vojq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiPollution #AQIAlert #SmogCrisis #ToxicAir #CleanAirNow
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Delhi records season’s first ‘severe’ air day as AQI breaches 460, turning the capital into a choking gas chamber. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-air-quality-aqi-smog-severe-sl89vojq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiPollution #AQIAlert #SmogCrisis #ToxicAir #CleanAirNow
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Delhi records season’s first ‘severe’ air day as AQI breaches 460, turning the capital into a choking gas chamber. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-air-quality-aqi-smog-severe-sl89vojq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiPollution #AQIAlert #SmogCrisis #ToxicAir #CleanAirNow
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Delhi enters ‘red zone’ as AQI crosses 400 mark, becomes second-most polluted city in country
Delhiites are facing increasingly toxic air quality each day, with pollution levels crossing the 400 mark in several…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment ##AirQualityDelhi ##DelhiAQI ##SevereAirQuality ##ToxicAir #AirPollutionCrisis #DelhiAirPollution #DelhiPollution #IndiaPollution #ncrpollution #Science #StubbleBurning
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Delhi enters ‘red zone’ as AQI crosses 400 mark, becomes second-most polluted city in country
Delhiites are facing increasingly toxic air quality each day, with pollution levels crossing the 400 mark in several…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment ##AirQualityDelhi ##DelhiAQI ##SevereAirQuality ##ToxicAir #AirPollutionCrisis #DelhiAirPollution #DelhiPollution #IndiaPollution #ncrpollution #Science #StubbleBurning
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Survey shows 3 in 4 Delhi-NCR households affected by toxic air, with residents reporting sore throats, burning eyes, and sleep issues https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-air-pollution-health-impacts-survey-an0ogkpb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #delhi #toxicair #pollution #health
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Survey shows 3 in 4 Delhi-NCR households affected by toxic air, with residents reporting sore throats, burning eyes, and sleep issues https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-air-pollution-health-impacts-survey-an0ogkpb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #delhi #toxicair #pollution #health
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Survey shows 3 in 4 Delhi-NCR households affected by toxic air, with residents reporting sore throats, burning eyes, and sleep issues https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-air-pollution-health-impacts-survey-an0ogkpb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #delhi #toxicair #pollution #health
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Survey shows 3 in 4 Delhi-NCR households affected by toxic air, with residents reporting sore throats, burning eyes, and sleep issues https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-ncr-air-pollution-health-impacts-survey-an0ogkpb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #delhi #toxicair #pollution #health
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I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.
While incarcerated at California’s Wasco State Prison in November 2024, I woke up drenched in sweat. I quickly became sicker: body aches, shortness of breath, and no energy. I recognized the symptoms of valley fever, a lung infection caused by fungus that grows in the Southwest. Despite repeated requests to be tested for it, I was instead told it was pneumonia and given antibiotics.
This post has been syndicated from Truthout, where it was published under this address.
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Scientists stumbled upon a hidden airborne toxin in Oklahoma—the first detection of its kind in the Americas. #ToxicAir #MCCPs #EnvironmentalScience
https://geekoo.news/toxic-air-pollutant-detected-for-first-time-in-us-atmosphere/
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Fascinating how the #ACC (American Chemical Council) and the #PlasticPolluters continue their disingenuous messaging, carefully selecting the data they present.
If you think "advanced recycling" is not polluting, ask yourself why most other petrochemical plants regularly violate emissions standards, why we have the #CancerAlley problem in LA. IN the SF Bay area, think about the fires and chemical releases and violation of emissions standards in the Richmond/Martinez refineries.
(And the report itself, as well as other info, is at https://climateintegrity.org/projects/plastics-fraud)
#PlasticPollution #AirQualityMatters #toxicair #FalseClimateSolutions
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Fascinating how the #ACC (American Chemical Council) and the #PlasticPolluters continue their disingenuous messaging, carefully selecting the data they present.
If you think "advanced recycling" is not polluting, ask yourself why most other petrochemical plants regularly violate emissions standards, why we have the #CancerAlley problem in LA. IN the SF Bay area, think about the fires and chemical releases and violation of emissions standards in the Richmond/Martinez refineries.
(And the report itself, as well as other info, is at https://climateintegrity.org/projects/plastics-fraud)
#PlasticPollution #AirQualityMatters #toxicair #FalseClimateSolutions
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Fascinating how the #ACC (American Chemical Council) and the #PlasticPolluters continue their disingenuous messaging, carefully selecting the data they present.
If you think "advanced recycling" is not polluting, ask yourself why most other petrochemical plants regularly violate emissions standards, why we have the #CancerAlley problem in LA. IN the SF Bay area, think about the fires and chemical releases and violation of emissions standards in the Richmond/Martinez refineries.
(And the report itself, as well as other info, is at https://climateintegrity.org/projects/plastics-fraud)
#PlasticPollution #AirQualityMatters #toxicair #FalseClimateSolutions
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Fascinating how the #ACC (American Chemical Council) and the #PlasticPolluters continue their disingenuous messaging, carefully selecting the data they present.
If you think "advanced recycling" is not polluting, ask yourself why most other petrochemical plants regularly violate emissions standards, why we have the #CancerAlley problem in LA. IN the SF Bay area, think about the fires and chemical releases and violation of emissions standards in the Richmond/Martinez refineries.
(And the report itself, as well as other info, is at https://climateintegrity.org/projects/plastics-fraud)
#PlasticPollution #AirQualityMatters #toxicair #FalseClimateSolutions
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Fascinating how the #ACC (American Chemical Council) and the #PlasticPolluters continue their disingenuous messaging, carefully selecting the data they present.
If you think "advanced recycling" is not polluting, ask yourself why most other petrochemical plants regularly violate emissions standards, why we have the #CancerAlley problem in LA. IN the SF Bay area, think about the fires and chemical releases and violation of emissions standards in the Richmond/Martinez refineries.
(And the report itself, as well as other info, is at https://climateintegrity.org/projects/plastics-fraud)
#PlasticPollution #AirQualityMatters #toxicair #FalseClimateSolutions
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Oh. Too expensive, eh? Maybe all that money we're saving from #DOGE could go towards installing scrubbers or replacing them! (JK! #DOGESucks! #TaxTheRich!)
More Than 60 Power Plants Exempted From Federal #MercuryLimits
More stringent rules were scheduled to be enforced in 2027. Selected plants will now have two more years to comply.
By Dan Gearino
April 16, 2025"Included in the #Trump administration’s order last week to boost the #coal industry was a two-year exemption to a rule that would have forced some of the nation’s most polluting power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other air toxics.
"The ramifications of this exemption are beginning to sink in for people across the country who saw the mercury rule, updated and enhanced last year by the Biden administration, as a crucial part of reducing the harm of these power plants.
"The Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] published a list of 47 plant owners and more than 60 plants that now have additional time to meet mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) that were set to become more stringent in 2027.
"The actions are part of a broader agenda in which the Trump administration aims to use executive orders to cut environmental regulations and increase electricity generation, mainly from #FossilFuels.
" 'The Trump administration has created an illegal special exemption by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card when it comes to the Clean Air Act,' said Howard Learner, CEO and executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center, a Chicago-based advocacy group that works throughout the Midwest. 'That’s legally irresponsible; it’s bad policy, and it will really harm people as a result of more pollution.'
"The exempted plants are in 23 states and include some of the country’s leading #polluters, such as the #JamesHMillerPlant in #Alabama, owned by Southern Co., and the #LabadiePlant in #Missouri, owned by #AmerenCorp.
"Many of the plants are old, such as the #TennesseeValleyAuthority’s #ShawneePlant in #Kentucky, whose oldest generating unit began operating in 1953.
"A few are relatively new, such as the #DryForkStation in #Wyoming, which opened in 2011 and is owned by #BasinElectric Power Cooperative.
"The list consists mostly of #CoalPlants, but also includes a few properties that burn #gas or #petroleum."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042025/power-plants-exempted-from-federal-mercury-limits/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uocBf#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning
#ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol #Pollution -
Oh. Too expensive, eh? Maybe all that money we're saving from #DOGE could go towards installing scrubbers or replacing them! (JK! #DOGESucks! #TaxTheRich!)
More Than 60 Power Plants Exempted From Federal #MercuryLimits
More stringent rules were scheduled to be enforced in 2027. Selected plants will now have two more years to comply.
By Dan Gearino
April 16, 2025"Included in the #Trump administration’s order last week to boost the #coal industry was a two-year exemption to a rule that would have forced some of the nation’s most polluting power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other air toxics.
"The ramifications of this exemption are beginning to sink in for people across the country who saw the mercury rule, updated and enhanced last year by the Biden administration, as a crucial part of reducing the harm of these power plants.
"The Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] published a list of 47 plant owners and more than 60 plants that now have additional time to meet mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) that were set to become more stringent in 2027.
"The actions are part of a broader agenda in which the Trump administration aims to use executive orders to cut environmental regulations and increase electricity generation, mainly from #FossilFuels.
" 'The Trump administration has created an illegal special exemption by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card when it comes to the Clean Air Act,' said Howard Learner, CEO and executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center, a Chicago-based advocacy group that works throughout the Midwest. 'That’s legally irresponsible; it’s bad policy, and it will really harm people as a result of more pollution.'
"The exempted plants are in 23 states and include some of the country’s leading #polluters, such as the #JamesHMillerPlant in #Alabama, owned by Southern Co., and the #LabadiePlant in #Missouri, owned by #AmerenCorp.
"Many of the plants are old, such as the #TennesseeValleyAuthority’s #ShawneePlant in #Kentucky, whose oldest generating unit began operating in 1953.
"A few are relatively new, such as the #DryForkStation in #Wyoming, which opened in 2011 and is owned by #BasinElectric Power Cooperative.
"The list consists mostly of #CoalPlants, but also includes a few properties that burn #gas or #petroleum."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042025/power-plants-exempted-from-federal-mercury-limits/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uocBf#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning
#ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol #Pollution -
Oh. Too expensive, eh? Maybe all that money we're saving from #DOGE could go towards installing scrubbers or replacing them! (JK! #DOGESucks! #TaxTheRich!)
More Than 60 Power Plants Exempted From Federal #MercuryLimits
More stringent rules were scheduled to be enforced in 2027. Selected plants will now have two more years to comply.
By Dan Gearino
April 16, 2025"Included in the #Trump administration’s order last week to boost the #coal industry was a two-year exemption to a rule that would have forced some of the nation’s most polluting power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other air toxics.
"The ramifications of this exemption are beginning to sink in for people across the country who saw the mercury rule, updated and enhanced last year by the Biden administration, as a crucial part of reducing the harm of these power plants.
"The Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] published a list of 47 plant owners and more than 60 plants that now have additional time to meet mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) that were set to become more stringent in 2027.
"The actions are part of a broader agenda in which the Trump administration aims to use executive orders to cut environmental regulations and increase electricity generation, mainly from #FossilFuels.
" 'The Trump administration has created an illegal special exemption by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card when it comes to the Clean Air Act,' said Howard Learner, CEO and executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center, a Chicago-based advocacy group that works throughout the Midwest. 'That’s legally irresponsible; it’s bad policy, and it will really harm people as a result of more pollution.'
"The exempted plants are in 23 states and include some of the country’s leading #polluters, such as the #JamesHMillerPlant in #Alabama, owned by Southern Co., and the #LabadiePlant in #Missouri, owned by #AmerenCorp.
"Many of the plants are old, such as the #TennesseeValleyAuthority’s #ShawneePlant in #Kentucky, whose oldest generating unit began operating in 1953.
"A few are relatively new, such as the #DryForkStation in #Wyoming, which opened in 2011 and is owned by #BasinElectric Power Cooperative.
"The list consists mostly of #CoalPlants, but also includes a few properties that burn #gas or #petroleum."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042025/power-plants-exempted-from-federal-mercury-limits/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uocBf#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning
#ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol #Pollution -
Oh. Too expensive, eh? Maybe all that money we're saving from #DOGE could go towards installing scrubbers or replacing them! (JK! #DOGESucks! #TaxTheRich!)
More Than 60 Power Plants Exempted From Federal #MercuryLimits
More stringent rules were scheduled to be enforced in 2027. Selected plants will now have two more years to comply.
By Dan Gearino
April 16, 2025"Included in the #Trump administration’s order last week to boost the #coal industry was a two-year exemption to a rule that would have forced some of the nation’s most polluting power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other air toxics.
"The ramifications of this exemption are beginning to sink in for people across the country who saw the mercury rule, updated and enhanced last year by the Biden administration, as a crucial part of reducing the harm of these power plants.
"The Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] published a list of 47 plant owners and more than 60 plants that now have additional time to meet mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) that were set to become more stringent in 2027.
"The actions are part of a broader agenda in which the Trump administration aims to use executive orders to cut environmental regulations and increase electricity generation, mainly from #FossilFuels.
" 'The Trump administration has created an illegal special exemption by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card when it comes to the Clean Air Act,' said Howard Learner, CEO and executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center, a Chicago-based advocacy group that works throughout the Midwest. 'That’s legally irresponsible; it’s bad policy, and it will really harm people as a result of more pollution.'
"The exempted plants are in 23 states and include some of the country’s leading #polluters, such as the #JamesHMillerPlant in #Alabama, owned by Southern Co., and the #LabadiePlant in #Missouri, owned by #AmerenCorp.
"Many of the plants are old, such as the #TennesseeValleyAuthority’s #ShawneePlant in #Kentucky, whose oldest generating unit began operating in 1953.
"A few are relatively new, such as the #DryForkStation in #Wyoming, which opened in 2011 and is owned by #BasinElectric Power Cooperative.
"The list consists mostly of #CoalPlants, but also includes a few properties that burn #gas or #petroleum."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042025/power-plants-exempted-from-federal-mercury-limits/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uocBf#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning
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Oh. Too expensive, eh? Maybe all that money we're saving from #DOGE could go towards installing scrubbers or replacing them! (JK! #DOGESucks! #TaxTheRich!)
More Than 60 Power Plants Exempted From Federal #MercuryLimits
More stringent rules were scheduled to be enforced in 2027. Selected plants will now have two more years to comply.
By Dan Gearino
April 16, 2025"Included in the #Trump administration’s order last week to boost the #coal industry was a two-year exemption to a rule that would have forced some of the nation’s most polluting power plants to reduce emissions of mercury and other air toxics.
"The ramifications of this exemption are beginning to sink in for people across the country who saw the mercury rule, updated and enhanced last year by the Biden administration, as a crucial part of reducing the harm of these power plants.
"The Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] published a list of 47 plant owners and more than 60 plants that now have additional time to meet mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) that were set to become more stringent in 2027.
"The actions are part of a broader agenda in which the Trump administration aims to use executive orders to cut environmental regulations and increase electricity generation, mainly from #FossilFuels.
" 'The Trump administration has created an illegal special exemption by which polluters can go to the president and request a ‘get out of jail free’ card when it comes to the Clean Air Act,' said Howard Learner, CEO and executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center, a Chicago-based advocacy group that works throughout the Midwest. 'That’s legally irresponsible; it’s bad policy, and it will really harm people as a result of more pollution.'
"The exempted plants are in 23 states and include some of the country’s leading #polluters, such as the #JamesHMillerPlant in #Alabama, owned by Southern Co., and the #LabadiePlant in #Missouri, owned by #AmerenCorp.
"Many of the plants are old, such as the #TennesseeValleyAuthority’s #ShawneePlant in #Kentucky, whose oldest generating unit began operating in 1953.
"A few are relatively new, such as the #DryForkStation in #Wyoming, which opened in 2011 and is owned by #BasinElectric Power Cooperative.
"The list consists mostly of #CoalPlants, but also includes a few properties that burn #gas or #petroleum."
Read more:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042025/power-plants-exempted-from-federal-mercury-limits/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uocBf#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning
#ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol #Pollution -
#Arizona’s #ApacheGeneratingStation is one of 66 #CoalPlants to get #EPA exemption from Biden-era #toxic #AirPollution caps
Sammy Travis / Cronkite News
April 21, 2025"WASHINGTON — The Apache Generating Station, one of the last remaining power plants in Arizona that use coal, is among 66 power plants nationwide granted exemptions by the Trump administration from updated standards on mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic pollutants.
Environmentalists worry that allowing plants to avoid compliance with the new standards could harm air quality, public health and the environment.
Power companies have been phasing out coal plants in Arizona for years. The last is targeted for closure in 2032, when federal rules kick in that require 90% capture of carbon emissions.
But Arizona’s intense summer heat puts a strain on the supply of electricity, and power companies have long turned to older, dirtier technology when demand peaks.
At issue are Environmental Protection Agency standards known as the MATS rule, part of the Clean Air Act, which President Richard Nixon signed in 1970. Congress updated it in 1977 and 1990.
The Apache Generating Station’s waiver allows its owner and operator, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, to comply with the 2012 version of the federal standards rather than stricter caps issued by the EPA in April 2024.
The MATS rule was originally aimed at coal-burning plants. The EPA has expanded it to apply to natural gas; Apache, a 408-megawatt plant about 80 miles east of Tucson, uses both.
Natural gas generates far less toxic material and particulate matter than coal. But it does create carbon dioxide, and the Biden administration also issued rules aimed at curbing those greenhouse emissions.
[Next section talks about how UPGRADES ARE EXPENSIVE! THEN HAVE BILLIONAIRES PAY FOR THEM! OR REPLACEMENT ENERGY SOURCES!]
"President Donald Trump signed an order shortly after taking office that rolled back Biden-era EPA regulations. In April, he signed multiple executive orders promoting coal.
"His cost-cutting effort, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has also aggressively curtailed the EPA’s staff and mission."
#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning #ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol
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#Arizona’s #ApacheGeneratingStation is one of 66 #CoalPlants to get #EPA exemption from Biden-era #toxic #AirPollution caps
Sammy Travis / Cronkite News
April 21, 2025"WASHINGTON — The Apache Generating Station, one of the last remaining power plants in Arizona that use coal, is among 66 power plants nationwide granted exemptions by the Trump administration from updated standards on mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic pollutants.
Environmentalists worry that allowing plants to avoid compliance with the new standards could harm air quality, public health and the environment.
Power companies have been phasing out coal plants in Arizona for years. The last is targeted for closure in 2032, when federal rules kick in that require 90% capture of carbon emissions.
But Arizona’s intense summer heat puts a strain on the supply of electricity, and power companies have long turned to older, dirtier technology when demand peaks.
At issue are Environmental Protection Agency standards known as the MATS rule, part of the Clean Air Act, which President Richard Nixon signed in 1970. Congress updated it in 1977 and 1990.
The Apache Generating Station’s waiver allows its owner and operator, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, to comply with the 2012 version of the federal standards rather than stricter caps issued by the EPA in April 2024.
The MATS rule was originally aimed at coal-burning plants. The EPA has expanded it to apply to natural gas; Apache, a 408-megawatt plant about 80 miles east of Tucson, uses both.
Natural gas generates far less toxic material and particulate matter than coal. But it does create carbon dioxide, and the Biden administration also issued rules aimed at curbing those greenhouse emissions.
[Next section talks about how UPGRADES ARE EXPENSIVE! THEN HAVE BILLIONAIRES PAY FOR THEM! OR REPLACEMENT ENERGY SOURCES!]
"President Donald Trump signed an order shortly after taking office that rolled back Biden-era EPA regulations. In April, he signed multiple executive orders promoting coal.
"His cost-cutting effort, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has also aggressively curtailed the EPA’s staff and mission."
#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning #ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol
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#Arizona’s #ApacheGeneratingStation is one of 66 #CoalPlants to get #EPA exemption from Biden-era #toxic #AirPollution caps
Sammy Travis / Cronkite News
April 21, 2025"WASHINGTON — The Apache Generating Station, one of the last remaining power plants in Arizona that use coal, is among 66 power plants nationwide granted exemptions by the Trump administration from updated standards on mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic pollutants.
Environmentalists worry that allowing plants to avoid compliance with the new standards could harm air quality, public health and the environment.
Power companies have been phasing out coal plants in Arizona for years. The last is targeted for closure in 2032, when federal rules kick in that require 90% capture of carbon emissions.
But Arizona’s intense summer heat puts a strain on the supply of electricity, and power companies have long turned to older, dirtier technology when demand peaks.
At issue are Environmental Protection Agency standards known as the MATS rule, part of the Clean Air Act, which President Richard Nixon signed in 1970. Congress updated it in 1977 and 1990.
The Apache Generating Station’s waiver allows its owner and operator, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, to comply with the 2012 version of the federal standards rather than stricter caps issued by the EPA in April 2024.
The MATS rule was originally aimed at coal-burning plants. The EPA has expanded it to apply to natural gas; Apache, a 408-megawatt plant about 80 miles east of Tucson, uses both.
Natural gas generates far less toxic material and particulate matter than coal. But it does create carbon dioxide, and the Biden administration also issued rules aimed at curbing those greenhouse emissions.
[Next section talks about how UPGRADES ARE EXPENSIVE! THEN HAVE BILLIONAIRES PAY FOR THEM! OR REPLACEMENT ENERGY SOURCES!]
"President Donald Trump signed an order shortly after taking office that rolled back Biden-era EPA regulations. In April, he signed multiple executive orders promoting coal.
"His cost-cutting effort, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has also aggressively curtailed the EPA’s staff and mission."
#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning #ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol
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#Arizona’s #ApacheGeneratingStation is one of 66 #CoalPlants to get #EPA exemption from Biden-era #toxic #AirPollution caps
Sammy Travis / Cronkite News
April 21, 2025"WASHINGTON — The Apache Generating Station, one of the last remaining power plants in Arizona that use coal, is among 66 power plants nationwide granted exemptions by the Trump administration from updated standards on mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic pollutants.
Environmentalists worry that allowing plants to avoid compliance with the new standards could harm air quality, public health and the environment.
Power companies have been phasing out coal plants in Arizona for years. The last is targeted for closure in 2032, when federal rules kick in that require 90% capture of carbon emissions.
But Arizona’s intense summer heat puts a strain on the supply of electricity, and power companies have long turned to older, dirtier technology when demand peaks.
At issue are Environmental Protection Agency standards known as the MATS rule, part of the Clean Air Act, which President Richard Nixon signed in 1970. Congress updated it in 1977 and 1990.
The Apache Generating Station’s waiver allows its owner and operator, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, to comply with the 2012 version of the federal standards rather than stricter caps issued by the EPA in April 2024.
The MATS rule was originally aimed at coal-burning plants. The EPA has expanded it to apply to natural gas; Apache, a 408-megawatt plant about 80 miles east of Tucson, uses both.
Natural gas generates far less toxic material and particulate matter than coal. But it does create carbon dioxide, and the Biden administration also issued rules aimed at curbing those greenhouse emissions.
[Next section talks about how UPGRADES ARE EXPENSIVE! THEN HAVE BILLIONAIRES PAY FOR THEM! OR REPLACEMENT ENERGY SOURCES!]
"President Donald Trump signed an order shortly after taking office that rolled back Biden-era EPA regulations. In April, he signed multiple executive orders promoting coal.
"His cost-cutting effort, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has also aggressively curtailed the EPA’s staff and mission."
#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning #ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol
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#Arizona’s #ApacheGeneratingStation is one of 66 #CoalPlants to get #EPA exemption from Biden-era #toxic #AirPollution caps
Sammy Travis / Cronkite News
April 21, 2025"WASHINGTON — The Apache Generating Station, one of the last remaining power plants in Arizona that use coal, is among 66 power plants nationwide granted exemptions by the Trump administration from updated standards on mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic pollutants.
Environmentalists worry that allowing plants to avoid compliance with the new standards could harm air quality, public health and the environment.
Power companies have been phasing out coal plants in Arizona for years. The last is targeted for closure in 2032, when federal rules kick in that require 90% capture of carbon emissions.
But Arizona’s intense summer heat puts a strain on the supply of electricity, and power companies have long turned to older, dirtier technology when demand peaks.
At issue are Environmental Protection Agency standards known as the MATS rule, part of the Clean Air Act, which President Richard Nixon signed in 1970. Congress updated it in 1977 and 1990.
The Apache Generating Station’s waiver allows its owner and operator, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, to comply with the 2012 version of the federal standards rather than stricter caps issued by the EPA in April 2024.
The MATS rule was originally aimed at coal-burning plants. The EPA has expanded it to apply to natural gas; Apache, a 408-megawatt plant about 80 miles east of Tucson, uses both.
Natural gas generates far less toxic material and particulate matter than coal. But it does create carbon dioxide, and the Biden administration also issued rules aimed at curbing those greenhouse emissions.
[Next section talks about how UPGRADES ARE EXPENSIVE! THEN HAVE BILLIONAIRES PAY FOR THEM! OR REPLACEMENT ENERGY SOURCES!]
"President Donald Trump signed an order shortly after taking office that rolled back Biden-era EPA regulations. In April, he signed multiple executive orders promoting coal.
"His cost-cutting effort, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has also aggressively curtailed the EPA’s staff and mission."
#BadDOGE #AirIsLife #MercuryPoisoning #ToxicAir #WaterIsLife #DirtyCoal #CoalMining #USPol
