Trump EPA To Consider ‘Immediate Relief’ As Part Of ELG Revisions

EPA is reiterating its plans to reconsider the Biden administration’s effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) governing coal-fired power plants, though one environmentalist says Administrator Lee Zeldin’s pledge to provide “immediate relief” from the rule’s leachate requirements may require notice-and-comment rulemaking. Zeldin highlighted EPA’s plan to reconsider the ELG in an April 8 statement that was issued alongside President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at boosting the coal sector. “EPA is revising costly wastewater regulations for coal burning power plants issued in...