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September 28, 2020 | 7:00 AM

‘My friends were lied to’: Will coal miners stand by Trump as jobs disappear?

The Trump administration set about weakening or scrapping a slew of environmental rules that bound the industry. But there are about 5,000 fewer miners than when Trump took office.

By Oliver Milman, The Guardian

KEITH SRAKOCIC / AP

September 4, 2020 | 6:42 PM

For now, latest federal rollback of coal regs won’t affect PA plants

A Trump administration rollback of rules for toxic waste water from coal plants won’t have an immediate effect on coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania, because the state has already adopted tougher Obama-era EPA standards for treating the waste.

By Reid Frazier

Carolyn Kaster

September 3, 2020 | 6:44 PM

For now, latest federal rollback of coal regs won’t affect PA plants

EPA rollback weakens waste water regs for some plants

By Reid Frazier

AP Photo/J. David Ake

September 1, 2020 | 5:33 AM

Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback

The new rule largely exempts coal plants that will retire or switch to burning natural gas by 2028.

By Matthew Brown and Travis Loller/The Associated Press

Reid R. Frazier

August 28, 2020 | 5:09 PM

Federal judges throw out ‘gaping loophole’ in Pa.’s coal pollution plan

Judges: Coal plants could ‘evade’ ozone rules with Pennsylvania regs

By Reid Frazier

Reid R. Frazier

June 24, 2020 | 5:38 AM

Pa. lawmakers hear from industry, environmental advocates on impact of cap-and-trade program

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy committee on Tuesday invited regulators, industry representatives, and environmental advocates to talk about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.