Power Struggle: America's old coal plants and new EPA regulations
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New report confirms, again, that new EPA regulations won't hurt power system reliability
There's been a lot of hubbub lately about new and emerging EPA regulations. Lots of folks in pollution-intensive industries would…
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Huge wave of coal plant closures coming, new reports find
New and emerging EPA regulations are going to force a huge wave of coal-plant retirements, two new reports show.
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New report shows dirty coal doing even more damage than you thought
A new study shows EPA has been undercounting the externalities imposed by ozone pollution, and thus understating net benefits of…
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Is EPA running scared from the incoming Republican Congress?
I've been worrying aloud on the blog that the Obama administration doesn't seem to be doing much to prepare for…
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Attention Congress: China is shutting down its old coal plants
Certain members of the U.S. Congress believe that America shouldn't do anything about climate change until China does. Let's focus…
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Utilities can meet EPA standards without threatening reliability
Coal utilities are trying to scare Congress into thinking that if EPA follows up with its planned regulations, electricity rates…
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Big Coal to Congress: Save us from EPA!
Utilities now face an EPA that is taking its responsibilities seriously. So they're forecasting doom, filling legislators' heads with scare…
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The other new EPA rules that could threaten coal plants
There are a number of things brewing at the EPA that are making coal utility executives nervous.
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The two biggest (non-CO2) threats to coal power from the EPA
EPA is working furiously on clean-air rules, and coal-dominated utilities are terrified. Some of the oldest, dirtiest coal plants will…
