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Trump-era exemptions allow several Illinois and other U.S. coal plants to delay compliance with stricter Biden-era limits on mercury, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide emissions.
Coal-burning electric plants were considered dinosaurs 25 years ago, ... according to recently released figures on pollution in Illinois, ... TIME TO REVIEW COAL-PLANT EXEMPTION ...
The plan also included an exemption for Prairie State and the CWLP coal plant in Springfield. Lawmakers would allow both plants to stay open until 2045 if they reach 90% carbon capture by 2035.
The latest draft of an Illinois energy regulatory overhaul bill calls for closing Prairie State Energy Campus and other coal-fired plants within 14 years, but negotiations on the proposal were ...
Others benefiting from Trump’s exemptions include NRG’s Powerton coal plant near Pekin in Tazewell County, scheduled to close in 2028, and several owned by Southern Company and the Tennessee ...
Illinois coal plants get Trump exemptions from Biden-era rule limiting mercury, other toxic air pollution Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune May 26, 2025 ...
Illinois coal plants get Trump exemptions from rule limiting mercury, air pollution. MICHAEL HAWTHORNE Chicago Tribune May 26, 2025 May 26, 2025 Updated Jun 10, 2025; 0; Facebook ...
In an attempt to revive the nation’s coal industry, President Donald Trump encouraged companies to apply for exemptions from the latest federal limits on soot, mercury and other air pollution.
CHICAGO — For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal ...
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