The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on May 14 that it is proposing a rule to roll back limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers through polluted groundwater, saying a three-year-old rule is unduly costly for the energy industry at a time when energy demand is spiking.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin cited growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers and manufacturing as key reasons for the move.
