Trump Redirects Pollution-Control Funding to Prop Up More Polluting Coal Plants - CleanTechnica

Trump Redirects Pollution-Control Funding to Prop Up More Polluting Coal Plants - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Washington, D.C. — Today, Politico reported that the Trump administration will use funding legally directed by Congress to reduce pollution to instead help build new and prop up aging, expensive, polluting coal plants. Responding to competitive pressure from lower cost and lower ...

Trump admin redirects carbon capture funds to prop up old coal plants

The Energy Department says it’s legally sound to shift more than half a billion dollars to help revive old and closed coal plants. Department officials

Trump Redirects Pollution-Control Funding to Prop Up More Polluting Coal Plants

Washington, D.C. - Today, Politico reported that the Trump administration will use funding legally directed by Congress to reduce pollution to instead help build new and prop up aging, expensive, polluting coal plants. Responding to competitive pressure from lower cost and lower risk resources, utilities have voluntarily retired 158 coal plants over ... [continued] The post Trump Redirects Pollution-Control Funding to Prop Up More Polluting Coal…

E&E News: Trump admin redirects carbon capture funds to prop up old coal plants

The Energy Department says it’s legally sound to shift more than half a billion dollars to help revive old and closed coal plants. Department officials, legal experts and lawmakers disagree.