EPA Proposes Allowing Coal Plants to Dump Waste in Waterways
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed a new rule that, if adopted, would relax existing regulations that prevent coal-fired power plants from dumping toxic waste in American waterways. While this would save the coal industry an estimated $1.1 billion per year, it would also expose potentially millions of Americans to heavy metals and toxic substances. This could, as a result, have a significant negative impact on the health and safety anywhere that coal plants operate around the U.S.
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