The company will mine metallurgical coal, but an environmental group worries the project will exacerbate longstanding mine drainage problems in the Laurel Highlands.
The exemptions were supported by the grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region, which is bracing for an oncoming rush of demand for artificial intelligence computing.
Parts of the river have low dissolved oxygen levels caused by ammonia discharges from wastewater facilities. The announcement comes after environmentalists took legal action to speed up the process.
The International Recycling Group cites Trump tariffs and the hold-up of a federal loan guarantee from the Inflation Reduction Act as reasons for canceling its plans.
Many of the rules were put in place to protect human health and the environment. How will environmental groups push back on the EPA's new deregulatory agenda?
The Supreme Court agreed with San Francisco that the Clean Water Act allows the EPA to impose specific limits on pollutants but not to hold permit holders responsible for the overall quality of the water that receives the discharge.
