EPA Proposes Delaying Closure of Some Coal-Fired Power Plants

EPA Proposes Delaying Closure of Some Coal-Fired Power Plants

Steam rises from a coal power plant in Adamsville, Ala., on April 11, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal on Nov. 25 to extend the closure deadline for certain coal-fired power plants by three years.

In a statement, the agency suggested giving a small subset of coal-fired power operators until Oct. 17, 2031—which is three years beyond the initial Oct. 17, 2028, deadline—to cease operations of coal-fired boilers and close unlined coal combustion residual impoundments over 40 acres.
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