Others benefiting from Trump’s exemptions include NRG’s Powerton coal plant near Pekin in Tazewell County, scheduled to close in 2028, and several owned by Southern Company and the Tennessee ...

The relief allows coal plants to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards that were in place prior to ...

The president gave roughly 100 chemical plants, ore processors and other facilities two more years to comply with recently ...

Illinois coal plants get Trump exemptions from rule limiting mercury, air pollution. MICHAEL HAWTHORNE Chicago Tribune May 26, 2025 May 26, 2025 Updated Jun 10, 2025; 0; Facebook ...

In an attempt to revive the nation’s coal industry, President Donald Trump encouraged companies to apply for exemptions from the latest federal limits on soot, mercury and other air pollution.

Illinois coal plants get Trump exemptions from Biden-era rule limiting mercury, other toxic air pollution Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune May 26, 2025 ...

CHICAGO — For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal ...