The EPA is moving to delay and potentially weaken coal plant wastewater rules that were finalized last year. (Utility Dive)
The rule: The 2024 update set zero-discharge limits for toxic wastewater from coal plants, with a 2029 compliance deadline and an end-of-2025 requirement for plants unable to meet the standard to announce retirement plans.
The shift: In a court filing, the EPA said it plans to extend the end-of-year deadline and reconsider both the technology basis for certain discharge limits and the zero-discharge standard itself.