Trump Relaxes Obama-Era Coal Restrictions

The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to scrap the Clean Power Plan, an Obama era bill to restrict carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations. It will instead allow individual states to decide for themselves just how little regulation their power plants need.

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(Photo shows: A coal fuelled power plant in Arizona. Credit: Mint Images/ Science Photo Library)