EPA to Allow More Coal Plants Off the Hook for Toxic Waste Dumped in U.S. Waterways
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The EPA's proposed rollback of toxic wastewater regulations for coal plants could reduce their operating costs, potentially affecting the competitive landscape for new generation developers and large power consumers.
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- •The EPA has proposed rolling back protections, allowing coal-fired power plants to dump toxic wastewater (including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead) from coal ash landfills into U.S. waterways.
- •This action follows a previous delay in enforcement of wastewater protections for coal plants, initiated in September 2025.
- •The policy change reduces environmental compliance burdens for existing coal plants, potentially impacting their operating costs and competitive position against new generation development.
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Washington, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-fired power plants from dumping toxic wastewater—including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead—from coal ash waste landfills into U.S. waterways. In September 2025, Donald Trump’s EPA gave coal plant companies a pass by delaying enforcement of long-overdue wastewater protections from coal ... [continued] The post EPA to Allow More Coal Plants Off the Hook for Toxic Waste Dumped in U.S. Waterways appeared first on CleanTechnica .