Coal in the News

05May

WV Attorney General Fights Clean Power Plan Legality in US Senate Hearing

Via The State Journal: West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey took another stand against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on May 5, testifying before a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C. Morrisey, who has taken repeated actions to fight against the legality of the proposed Clean Power […]
04May

Okla. Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed at EPA Carbon Plan After Signing Executive Order

Via E&E Publishing: Edward Klump, E&E reporter Published: Monday, May 4, 2015 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) vetoed a bill Friday that envisioned a review by the state’s attorney general of any state implementation response to U.S. EPA’s plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. Fallin issued the veto the same week […]
02May

Carbon Taxes In Revenue Fantasyland

Via The Wall Street Journal: The words “carbon tax” are appearing ever more frequently on the lips of economists and policy makers. Earlier this month, former Rep. Bob Inglis (R., S.C.) received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for advocating it. Last Wednesday Rep. John Delaney(D., Md.) announced at a Washington, D.C., symposium on the issue […]
30Apr

Okla. Governor Signs Order in Opposition to EPA Carbon Plan

Via E&E Publishing: Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) issued an executive order this week to prevent her state from submitting a plan to implement U.S. EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Fallin, in a Tuesday news release, said her order was intended to show that “Oklahoma […]
30Apr

NERC Finds EPA Deadlines Too Short for Reliability

Via ect.coop: “This study from the regulatory authority charged with ensuring electric reliability bolsters arguments made by electric co-ops and others that the EPA’s interim deadlines are, quite simply, not workable,” Emerson said. The report by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said additional transmission and natural gas infrastructure will not be in service in time necessary to […]
29Apr

EPA’s Pending Power Plant Rule Threatens the American Dream

Via the Energy and Commerce Committee:  Access to affordable and reliable electricity allows us to cool and heat our homes and powers our economy, but EPA is threatening to restrict access to affordable energy with its proposed regulations on power plants. Under EPA’s proposed 111(d) rule for existing power plants, referred to by the agency […]
29Apr

Will America’s Poor Pay for Obama’s Coal Plan?

In an economic climate that’s already challenging for the everyday consumer, a new problem looms: higher electricity costs, perhaps much higher. While it’s often hard to pinpoint why a product or service increases in price, it’s easy to identify the cause for this price hike: the Clean Power Plan. In June 2014, at the direction […]
28Apr

EPA Energy Plan Bad News for Utah Seniors

Via The Desert News: In a nation still seeking to find its economic footing from the crash of 2008, Utah has a lot to be proud of. It has the third-lowest unemployment rate among the 50 states, and was recently ranked as the No. 1 state in terms of overall economic performance by the U.S. Chamber of […]
27Apr

“Clean Power” Might Mean More Blackouts

Via The Journal-Democrat: Here’s an important question: Just how much of Nebraska’s electricity is supplied by coal?  The answer is far more than one might guess.   In fact, Nebraska gets 72 percent of its electricity from coal-fired power plants.  But what if Nebraska were suddenly forced to seek its electricity from other sources.  Could […]
25Apr

States Will Have Diminishing Roles Under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Via renewablesbiz.com: Terry Jarrett EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has been saying repeatedly that the EPA’s Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants give states flexibility. “We’re particularly interested in making sure states and utilities can achieve emissions reductions along a flexible glide path so that they can meet their targets,” she said […]