The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
EPA Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.
-- Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) Feb 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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@#6 ... Pedo 47 seeks to protect weedkiller at center of barrage of lawsuits ...
Meanwhile, the Judge appointed to the case seems to have a reputation of being a ~cut-to-the-chase~ Judge.
Bayer Draws No-Nonsense Missouri Judge to Vet Roundup Deal Plan
www.bloomberg.com
... The Missouri judge overseeing Bayer AG's effort to resolve current and future Roundup lawsuits through a class-action case is known as a no-nonsense jurist who will closely scrutinize the proposed $7.25 billion settlement.
St. Louis Circuit Judge Tim Boyer, 48, has presided over several cases alleging the Roundup pesticide caused cancer -- including a $1.25 million jury award that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear. Lawyers and retired jurists say he'll move quickly to weigh the accord's merits and won't waste time having to learn the case. ...
@#12 ... St. Louis Circuit Judge Tim Boyer ...
Timothy Boyer
ballotpedia.org
... Timothy Boyer is a judge of the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Boyer ran for re-election for judge of the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020.
He was appointed as a circuit court judge by Gov. Eric Greitens (R) on November 21, 2017, to replace Judge Philip D. Heagney.[1]
Boyer was an associate judge on the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court from 2016 to 2017. He was appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon (D) on August 3, 2016.[2] ...
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