Trump administration's rewrite of Clean Power Plan will be boon to coal industry
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is poised Tuesday to unveil a sweeping rewrite of emissions rules for power plants that would be a boon to the coal industry, laying the groundwork for a revival of the most polluting facilities and abandoning Obama-era mandates for reorienting the electricity sector toward clean energy.
The draft replacement for the federal Clean Power Plan, according to several people who have been briefed on it, reflects a dramatic about-face on national climate action. It is President Donald Trump's second major move in less than a month reflecting a retreat in the fight against global warming, following the administration's plan to freeze fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks.
The new power plan would relieve the electricity industry - the second-largest producer of
