Coal in the News

27Feb

EPA Regs Would Jeopardize Stable Power Supply

Via the Craig Daily Press: The clash between environmental and energy reality versus idealism reached a crossroads in Denver this week when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) convened in a technical conference on Feb. 25. The meeting concerned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s self-titled “Clean Power Plan,” which would effectively regulate-away the ability of […]
26Feb

Obama’s Energy Policies Hurt Working Families

Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: It has been more than six years since Barack Obama bluntly stated before the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board that during his administration, “if someone wants to build a new coal-fired power plant they can, but it will bankrupt them because they will be charged a huge sum for all the […]
25Feb

“Clean Power” Rule Could Cause Electricity Shortage

Via Real Clear Politics: As President Obama looks to implement strict rules on carbon emissions, coal-powered electrical generation is on the chopping block. For those worried about climate change, coal is a convenient target. Unfortunately, a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to shutter hundreds of domestic, coal-fired power plants has been hastily thrown together, […]
24Feb

Kansas Bills Aim to Stall EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Via the Lawrence Journal-World: TOPEKA — A Kansas Senate committee plans on advancing a bill next week that would delay, and possibly even prevent, implementing new federal clean air regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions from power plants. The main question is which bill the committee will advance. The Senate Utilities Committee heard testimony this week […]
23Feb

Indiana Residents Could Face Winter Power Shortages Under New ‘Clean Power Plan’

Via the Tribune-Star: By Terry Jarrett Special to the Tribune-Star Right now, Indiana gets 83 percent of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. But what would happen if the state were suddenly forced to seek all of its electricity from other sources? Could Indiana experience crippling shortages of power during peak use, with the cost […]
22Feb

Corp. Comm. Chair: Clean-Air Plan Could Threaten State’s Power Supply

Via the Tucson Sentinel: Miranda LeoCronkite News WASHINGTON –  There is “simply no way” Arizona can comply with proposed new clean-air rules without “irreparable disruption” to the state power system’s reliability, said Susan Bitter Smith, chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Susan Bitter Smith’s testimony to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission came Thursday at that agency’s hearing on the […]
21Feb

Montana, Tribe Fight EPA’s Proposed Carbon-Dioxide Rules

Via Heatland.org: The State of Montana and the Crow Nation have filed joint comments with the Environmental Protection Agency disputing EPA’s authority to impose new regulations on carbon dioxide emissions. Montana supplies coal to other states across the country. The EPA is proposing new regulations under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to force […]
20Feb

Polar Vortex 2015 – Close to the Edge (Again!)

Last winter was one of the harshest, hitting millions of Americans with spikes in their winter utility bills. Unfortunately, here we are, one year later, facing yet another polar vortex. Meteorologists predict some of the coldest blasts of frigid temperatures over the next several days, which has energy experts worried about the impact on consumers’ […]
20Feb

Worst Week in Washington: EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Officials decry plan as “physically impossible,” “beyond what is legally permissible,” and “choice for many may be between paying an electric bill or paying a mortgage” EPA’s Clean Power Plan came under intense scrutiny this week in the nation’s capital as regulators and stakeholders met to discuss the legality, cost, and feasibility of EPA’s proposed […]
20Feb

GUEST VIEW: EPA Regulations Will Cost State Jobs

Via The Lacrosse Tribune: Here in Wisconsin, we do not have the luxury of Arizona’s sun exposure for solar power, nor do we have the open plains like Iowa and the Dakotas to yield a high margin of wind energy. In Wisconsin, we rely on coal, and it accounts for over 60 percent of our […]