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climate2 years ago•1 min saved

"New England's Final Coal Plants Set to Close, Making Way for Renewables"

The last two coal-fired power plants in New England, the Merrimack and Schiller stations in New Hampshire, are set to close by 2025 and 2028, marking the end of an era of coal-based electricity in the region. The owner plans to convert the plants into solar farms and battery storage for offshore wind, making New England the second region in the country, after the Pacific Northwest, to stop burning coal. Environmentalists, including former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy, celebrated the decision after a five-year legal battle over environmental concerns.

via The New York Times|

#climate #coal-fired-power-plants #environmentalists

environment2 years ago•2 min saved

"Indonesia's Capital Plagued by Alarming Pollution Spikes: Monitor Reveals"

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has been ranked as the world's most polluted city for four days this week, according to air quality monitoring firm IQAir. The city's toxic smog, caused by industrial pollution, traffic congestion, and coal-powered plants, has led to "unhealthy" levels of PM2.5, which can cause respiratory problems. President Joko Widodo plans to address pollution levels by reducing the city's burden and completing a metro train network. Activists have sued the government for negligence in protecting residents from air pollution, and although Indonesia has pledged to stop building new coal-fired power plants, the government is expanding existing ones.

via Phys.org|

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environment2 years ago•4 min saved

Mercury emissions hotspots persist despite national progress.

Mercury emissions from US power plants have decreased by 90% since the implementation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in 2011. However, Texas and North Dakota remain hotspots for mercury emissions due to power plants burning locally mined lignite coal. The sociodemographic characteristics of people living near power plants that continue to operate in 2020 tend to be poor, less educated, and from limited-English households. The EPA has proposed changes to MATS that would compel operators of lignite coal-burning power plants to adopt technologies that would significantly reduce their toxic emissions.

via Phys.org|

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energy2 years ago•2 min saved

Climate Committee Divided on Extending Life of South Africa's Coal Plants Amid Energy Crisis

South Africa's Presidential Climate Commission has suggested that the government could delay retiring its ageing coal-fired power plants to address electricity shortages and said a power crisis had put the country on track to meet its climate goals anyway. The country relies on coal for electricity and is the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter. South Africa's national target for emissions reductions is 398-510 MtCO2e by 2025, and 350-420 MtCO2e by 2030. The government is committed to a plan to accelerate a shift away from coal and towards solar and wind energy, partly funded by Western donors.

via Reuters.com|

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environment2 years ago•8 min saved

Biden's EPA unveils strict power plant emissions standards.

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would set powerful limits on greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, the second-largest source of climate pollution in the US. The rule would set new, much tighter pollution limits that individual fossil fuel power plants must meet, rather than the statewide targets that Obama's rule had imposed. The rule covers all existing coal-fired power plants, and those set to retire before 2032 or 2035 can avoid any real pollution reductions. The rule also sets strict requirements for larger natural gas plants, but the vast majority of gas plants will not be covered by this rule.

via POLITICO|

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