114th Congress
Wyoming Coal Versus The EPA
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One of the GOP’s top priorities for 2015 is dismantling the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Leigh Paterson reports on what’s at stake for American coal.
Inside Energy (https://insideenergy.org/series/futureofcoal/page/7/)
Between federal regulations to restrict carbon dioxide emissions and mercury pollution, cheap natural gas, and concerns about climate change, the coal industry in this country is under threat. Since 2012 nearly 60 coal-burning power plants have partially or completely shut down. But the dirty fuel still supplies 40% of our power and is critical, proponents say, for maintaining the reliability of our electricity infrastructure.
We want to know: What is the future of coal in the United States? How have federal regulations impacted its use across the country? How is the transition off of coal being felt in coal-dependent communities and states? Are there ways to burn and use coal that are cleaner, and will lessen its negative environmental impact? Inside Energy has covered these issues in a series of stories produced in collaboration with Allegheny Front, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and High Plains News. We continue to report on these stories as they unfold.
One of the GOP’s top priorities for 2015 is dismantling the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Leigh Paterson reports on what’s at stake for American coal.