Trump weakens Obama-era rules on toxic wastewater from coal plants

The Trump administration is loosening rules for toxic water pollution from coal-fired power plants. Coal plants generate wastewater when they rinse the filters they use to catch pollutants from smokestacks. That wastewater is discharged into rivers and lakes and often ends up in drinking water. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/31/trump-toxic-water-pollution-wastewater