Thursday, February 19, 2026

EPA Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants this Week, NYT reports

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.

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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.

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-- Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) Feb 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM

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Eat ---- and die, pedophile

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-19 01:02 AM

More mercury in the atmosphere?

More developmental delay.

The creation of a whole new generation of MAGA.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-19 09:08 AM

More mercury in the atmosphere?

More developmental delay.

The creation of a whole new generation of MAGA.

#2 | POSTED BY ZED

Who needs clean air? Not me! I have an "air conditioner "!

We don't need no stinking regulations. They just get in the way of PROFIT. And we should never get in the way of PROFIT! Why that's just unAmerican!

So why haven't we put lead back in our gasoline yet? What's the hold up? What do democrats have against the Lead Industry who were only trying to make a honest buck! That was obviously just another democrat hoax designed to make our engines knock loudly and cost more.

Give us back our lead!

Also more incandescent lights!

And let's address that whole removing asbestos nonsense like it was a hazardous material or something while we are at it. Asbestos occurs naturally in NATURE! What a waste of money heh?

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-02-19 09:46 AM

I got mercury poisoning,

It's fatal and it don't get better.

Graham Parker

#4 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-02-19 09:00 PM

"And let's address that whole removing asbestos nonsense like it was a hazardous material or something while we are at it. Asbestos occurs naturally in NATURE!"

Yeahbuddy!

DHS Workers Exposed to Asbestos as Noem Expands DC HQ

#5 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-02-19 09:08 PM

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