KCUR Kinda Shares Activist Talking Points On MAGA Coal Plant Decision

The newsies side of this debate is a lot more fun than any mundane discussion of clean energy.

What we noticed . . .

In a recent report . . . KCUR newsies are kinda just putting out the same content as the Sierra Club.

Apropos for #TBT . . . They used to call this kinda thing "swagger jackin" and it was frowned upon before social media killed everyone's sense of shame.

Accordingly . . . 

Here's their look at the sitch . . . 

Two Ameren coal plants in the St. Louis region are receiving an air pollution exemption from President Donald Trump's administration.

Trump signed a presidential proclamation last week that gave certain power plants two extra years to comply with a rule that restricts emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants.

Agree or disagree . . .

It's pretty much the same "reporting" that the Sierra Club offered earlier this week. 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Ameren asks Trump to exempt Missouri coal plants from air pollution rules - and gets it

The Labadie Energy Center and the Sioux Energy Center in Missouri will have two extra years to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.

And here's where local journalists PROBABLY got their ideas . . .

Missouri Utilities Granted Presidential Pardon to Pollute

Jefferson City, Mo - Following executive orders on coal last week, three utilities received an exemption so they can continue releasing mercury and other toxins into Missouri's air and water at five different coal plants.

Developing . . .