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Trump’s EPA Grants Dozens of Coal Plants Exemption from Emissions Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted nearly 70 coal-fired U.S. power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene. It's another move by the Trump administration to boost the U.S. coal industry, measures that include encouraging electric utilities to continue operating coal-fired power plants that might otherwise be closed. |
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What We’re Watching |
America’s Power Statement on Louisiana Rolling Blackouts
On May 25, MISO implemented rolling blackouts in Louisiana, which impacted approximately 100,000 customers over a four-hour period. America’s Power issued the following statement by Michelle Bloodworth, President and CEO: “Sunday’s electricity shortage in Louisiana demonstrates the vulnerability of our nation’s electricity supply and the urgent need to maintain, rather than retire, existing power plants, especially coal power plants, which are…
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Co-op Admin Assistant Honored for Helping Deliver Baby in Parking Lot
Electric cooperatives often honor lineworkers for going beyond the call of duty when they respond to medical emergencies or perform dramatic rescues out in the field. But sometimes it’s the employees who don’t regularly have direct member contact who find themselves positioned for heroic acts. Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s Amanda Merz is one such example after delivering a baby in a Subway restaurant parking lot while on her way to work.…
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