Dirty and dangerous

The dying coal town that reveals Trump’s lies about reviving mining

If we’re still surprised by the disinformation spoken by Donald Trump, some of the responsibility should sit with us.

The US President has consistently made claims that may sound believable, but on inspection have little basis in fact – and one of his assertions last week, about reviving America’s dying coal industry, felt especially cynical, dishonest and dangerous.

For decades, the US produced most of its electricity from coal-fired plants, reaching a peak in 2007.

The White House said some plants would be able to “comply with a less stringent version of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule for two years, instead of the more onerous version put in place by the Biden administration”.

The dying coal town that reveals Trump’s lies about reviving mining

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