EPA to Allow More Coal Plants Off the Hook for Toxic Waste Dumped in U.S. Waterways

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.