President Trump intends to announce this coming week new guidelines for emissions from coal power plants, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The proposal would reverse an Obama administration policy intended to discourage coal use long-term. The new plan would allow states to set comparatively looser standards for coal plants for the next decade. The Post reports the Trump proposal will result in the release of 12 times the amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as compared to emissions under the Obama-era rules.

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