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As President Barack Obama prepares to announce tougher new air quality standards, lawmakers in several states already are trying to blunt the impact on aging coal-fired power plants that feed electricity to millions of consumers. The push against Obamas new carbon emission standards has been strongest in some states that have large coal-mining industries or rely heavily on coal to fuel their electricity. State officials say the new federal regulations could jeopardize the jobs of thousands of workers and drive up the monthly electric bills of residents and businesses. It remains to be seen whether new measures passed by the states will amount to mere political symbolism or actually temper whats expected to be an aggressive federal effort to reduce the countrys reliance on coal. But either way, states likely will play a pivotal role, because federal clean air laws leave it up to each state to come up its own plan for complying with the emission guidelines. bit.ly/1pK5URA
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 22:07:57 +0000

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