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Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway

Tech & IT EN 27 Feb 2026, 14:30 Source: The Guardian

EPA found only 27 of 219 plants needed upgrades; 71 later got exemptions as Donald Trump scrapped mercury limitsAlmost all coal-fired power plants in the US had the ability to comply with rules limiting their emission of dangerous pollutants such as mercury that can cause brain d...

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