Coal in the News

03Jun

FERC Commissioner Says EPA Carbon Rule May Usurp State Powers

Via E&E Publishing: PHOENIX — States complying with U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan run the risk of ceding jurisdiction over energy policy decisions to the federal government, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member Tony Clark. Clark, a Republican and former North Dakota electric regulator, told state regulators at a meeting of the Western Conference […]
02Jun

Walker: EPA Carbon Rule ‘Unworkable’ for Wisconsin

Via The Hill: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) told President Obama that his landmark carbon rule for power plants is “unworkable” for the Badger State. Walker, who is expected to announce a run for president next month, stopped short of saying that Wisconsin would not comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) climate change regulation. […]
01Jun

In Depth: EPA Forcing Policy in Regulatory Guise

Via TribLive: Pennsylvania’s utilities, coal companies, their employees and ratepayers are bracing for the publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on greenhouse-gas emissions set for this summer. On behalf of my 120 employees and their families, I am hopeful that the EPA will consider the 1.6 million comments submitted during the open […]
31May

Wisconsin Governor: Obama Power Plant Rule ‘Unworkable’

Via The Associated Press/Yahoo News: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican eyeing a presidential run in 2016, says President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants is “unworkable.” Wisconsin will not comply with the president’s plan without “significant and meaningful changes,” Walker said. Obama’s proposal is aimed at curbing the pollution blamed […]
29May

Let States Opt-out of the EPA’s Clean Air Rule

Via The Patriot-News: By John M. Stilley Pennsylvania’s utilities, coal companies, employees and ratepayers are bracing for the publication of EPA’s final rule on greenhouse gas emissions set for this summer. On behalf of my 120 employees and their families, I am hopeful that the EPA will consider the 1.6 million comments submitted during the […]
28May

Proposed Law Protects State from Threat of Clean Power Plan

Via The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: If it becomes the law of the land, the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan will drive up the price of electricity in Missouri and lead to the destruction of good-paying jobs in energy-intensive industries like manufacturing. More than that, it would radically reshape the relationship between federal and […]
27May

Study: EPA Plan Will Further Hurt Coal

Via The Lexington Herald-Leader: WASHINGTON — A new government analysis of President Barack Obama’s signature effort to fight climate change affirms what critics suspected: the proposal could further weaken an already battered coal industry. Electricity generation from the carbon-intensive fossil fuel would fall by 90 gigawatts, more than twice the decline government analysts had predicted […]
26May

Proposed Regs Rile Power Companies

Via The Daily Tribune: This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency is due to issue final rules on its Clean Power Plan and carbon pollution standards for new, modified and reconstructed power plants. The plan has sparked protests from AEP/SWEPCO and other utility companies from across the country, who contend that the EPA is operating in […]
25May

Proposed EPA Carbon Rules Will Mean Higher Bills and Fewer Coal Plants, New Report Says

Via The Wall Street Journal: A new report released Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration is reinvigorating a common debate in Washington over how to calculate projected economic impacts of regulations. The report, written at the request of House Science and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith (R., Texas), concludes that a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule cutting carbon emissions from power […]
24May

Coal Plant Shutdowns Predicted to Double Under EPA Climate Rule

Via The Hill: Shutdowns of coal-fired power plants would more than double under the Obama administration’s landmark climate rule, a federal analysis found. The rule is also projected to increase electricity prices 4.9 percent above what they would be without it. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon limits for power plants are projected to cause […]