Tuesday, July 14, 2026

EPA Withdraws Clean Power Plan Implementation Framework

EPA’s Pruitt: states have “no obligation to spend resources” on plan The EPA has withdrawn its proposals for a federal plan to implement the Clean Power Plan, after President Trump instructed the agency to reevaluate the rule on March 28. The federal plan would have provided an example as states were setting up their own regulations to meet Clean Power

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Peabody Energy Returns from Bankruptcy

Restructuring eliminates $5 billion in debt Peabody Energy emerged from bankruptcy today, ending a year-long Chapter 11 process. The company trades under the stock ticker: BTU. Peabody entered bankruptcy just under one year ago, on April 13, 2016. Declining demand certainly squeezed coal producers, but other factors were also important. Several regulations introduced by the Obama administration provided major pressure