Trump admin’s coal investments assist plants with repeated violations
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特朗普政府向多次违规的燃煤电厂投资4600万美元，延长其运营寿命。位于田纳西州的坎伯兰化石电厂曾因污染、设备故障和健康问题原定于2026至2028年关闭，该厂在2011年因未安装污染控制技术达成数十亿美元和解，并于2017年和2023年再次因空气污染违规被罚。特朗普政府更换田纳西河流域管理局四名董事会成员后，该机构撤销了关闭计划，获得联邦资金支持以延长电厂运
In 2023, after years of pollution, equipment failures, and health concerns, the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Tennessee was slated to close within the decade.
The coal-fired plant had been part of a multibillion-dollar settlement in 2011 after its operator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, failed to install pollution control technology a decade earlier. Regulators cited the plant for more air-pollution violations in 2017 and 2023. TVA said it would shutter Cumberland’s units in 2026 and 2028.
Then the Trump administration replaced four of TVA’s board members, and the agency reneged on its retirement plan in February. Now, TVA has a federal pledge for $46 million to extend Cumberland’s lifespan—part of a nationwide push by President Donald Trump to keep older coal plants running.
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