Trump loosens restrictions on toxic pollution, including mercury and lead, from coal plants
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Photo: Xcel Energy’s Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station near Becker, Minnesota – January 3, 2016. Photo credit: Tony Webster via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0, Article by Rachel Frazin. The Hill – February 20, 2026.
The Trump administration on Friday loosened restrictions on toxic power plant pollution, including releases of neurotoxins mercury and lead. On Friday, it revoked portions of Biden-era standards that tightened restrictions on how much mercury, lead and arsenic these plants can release. The move is one in a series of steps from the Trump administration to reduce environmental standards in order to bolster fossil fuels. […]
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