The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants ...

SALEM — Eastern Oregon has new rules when it comes to siting solar developments.

In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Clean Power Plan, ruling that the EPA lacked authority under section 111 of the federal Clean Air Act to require existing power plants to shift ...

The Trump administration is moving to ax all climate rules alongside Biden-era and pollution rules for power plants. The moves come as the Trump administration looks to promote a fossil fueled ...

That's primarily because of how they're structured. Mostly, they target coal plants, as these account for nearly half of the US grid's emissions despite supplying only about 15 percent of its power.

After the significant court challenge to the Obama-era rules prevailed at the Supreme Court in 2022, the new regulations give power generators options to choose how they meet pollution requirements.

The second rule strengthened the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), tightening limits on hazardous metals such as mercury from lignite coal-fired power plants. Both rules were part of a ...