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The Trump administration granted a two-year exemption to approximately 70 coal-fired power plants, waiving federal requirements concerning the reduction of toxic chemical emissions, including mercury, arsenic, and benzene.
火曜日に環境保護庁(EPA)のウェブサイトに静かに発表されたリストには、全米で66以上の石炭火力発電所を運営する47の電力会社が含まれています。これらの会社は、クリーンエア法に基づくバイデン政権の規制から免除されています。この規制には、水銀などの有害物質による大気汚染を減らすための規則が含まれています。この措置は、先週ドナルド・トランプ大統領が出した大統領令に続くものです。この大統領令は、衰退しているが信頼性があり、環境に悪い影響を与える石炭産業を支援するためのものでした。
EPAによると、この免除を受けた発電所の中には、モンタナ州の大きなコルストリップ発電所があります。この発電所は、アメリカの他の同じような施設の中で、鉛やヒ素のような有害な汚染物質を最も多く出していると言われています。さらに、ノースダコタ州のコールクリーク発電所も免除を受けています。この発電所は、アメリカで水銀を多く出す場所の一つです。テキサス州のオークグローブ発電所も免除の対象で、この州で大きな汚染源です。
These exempted power plants are owned by some of the nation's largest energy companies, including Talen Energy, Dominion Energy, NRG Energy, and Southern Company.
Furthermore, the exemption measures extend to four power plants operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility.
火曜日の発表で、EPAは今回の特別な許可が石炭発電の安定性を高め、国の電力網を安全にし、アメリカ国民の電気代を安く保ち、EPAが国のエネルギーの安全を進めるのを助けると述べました。
Michelle Bradworth, who leads a group that supports coal power plants, said that Trump understands that coal power plants in the country are necessary for a strong and dependable energy supply. She added that this energy supply is very important for the country's economy.
規制当局は、元大統領ジョー・バイドンの任期中に導入された規制は、「大気浄化法」の目的から逸脱しており、データの不適切な解釈に根差していた、と批判的に指摘している。
Bradworth said that the mercury regulations decided last year might have caused many coal power plants to close earlier than planned, and he added that these plants are needed to keep the power grid reliable.
Environmental groups are criticizing Trump and the head of the EPA, Lee Zeldin, saying they are not doing their job. They say the recent rule change is based on two ideas: that the technology needed for new rules is not easy to get, and that keeping power plants running helps make the country safer.
Maya Golden-Krasner, a senior lawyer at the Center for Biological Diversity, said that these pollution exemptions "seriously harm the main federal protections for the air we breathe." She added that it is "wrong to say that it is necessary for national security to make people across the country breathe in more harmful chemicals." She criticized this as showing that the government cares more about the profits of companies that pollute than the health of Americans and the planet.
Environmental groups and health advocates are strongly against this exemption. They say it could help many companies avoid following laws that protect the environment and public health.
批評家たちは、EPAが免除申請のために作った新しいメールアドレスを「汚染者の入り口」と呼んでいます。
These exemptions apply to nine EPA regulations, encompassing restrictions on mercury, ethylene oxide, and other hazardous air pollutants. Exposure to mercury can particularly impair brain function in children, and prenatal exposure has been linked to congenital abnormalities.
先週、トランプ氏はいくつかの大統領令を出し、古い石炭火力発電所が引き続き電力を供給できるように緊急権限を使いました。これは、データセンター、人工知能、電気自動車が増えることでアメリカの電力需要が高まっているからです。さらに、彼は国の機関に、国の土地にある石炭を探し、石炭採掘の邪魔になるものを取り除き、アメリカの土地での石炭の利用を優先するように指示しました。
Trump, a Republican, has consistently championed coal, which he describes as "beautiful," advocating for its extensive use in power generation and other applications.
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