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[ad_1] The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized its proposal to loosen rules on oil- and coal-fired power plants’ emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants in its latest rollback of public health protections during the coronavirus pandemic.  The proposed change to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) does …

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[ad_1] Any day now, New York State will be coal-free. Its last coal-fired power station, at Somerset on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, will shut for good as the winter ends. Remember when Donald Trump promised to bring back coal? Well, three years on, coal’s decline is accelerating — …

[ad_1] Our lawyers and Bankwatch Romania have submitted a complaint to the European Commission after learning that the Romanian government has been funding the evictions of home-owners by coal company Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CEO) for expansion, to the tune of several million euros. ClientEarth has a history of raising the alarm …

[ad_1] Coal power developers risk wasting hundreds of billions of pounds as new renewables are now cheaper than new coal plants around the world, a report warns. In all major markets from the US to Europe, China, India and Australia, it already costs less to generate power from installing new …

[ad_1] The pollution from oil, coal, and natural gas creates a blanket that traps heat and is baking our planet. As ice on the poles melt sea levels will slowly rise requiring expensive sea walls and land abandoned to the incoming water. It’s a better investment to accelerate the transition …

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[ad_1] The coronavirus has wiped out at least a quarter of China’s emissions of damaging greenhouse gases in the past two weeks, scientists have found. Measures to prevent the spread of the outbreak have led to sharp drops in the burning of fossil fuels – a key cause of the …

[ad_1] India’s Coal and Mines minister Pralhad Joshi has revealed India will stop importing thermal coal from financial year 2023-24. The media reports gave little other detail about the proposal, which would have serious implications for Australian coal sales, with some commentators suggesting it could even mean an end to …