You are correct that they are closing down coal plants and the irony is that they are using the same particulate standards even though coal plants produce orders of magnitude less particulates than wood stoves on a energy-produced basis.
Your other examples are also all correct. There comes a point in time where such a government has to be reset, but in the meantime we have to fight these politically.
“The answer is that the politicans, even the stupid democrats and rinos, will shut this regulation down if there are enough complaints.”
Just like they are doing with Oabamacare....oh wait...