|
Under President Obama the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed tighter limits on mercury, sulfur dioxide and other pollutants that would make it more expensive for utilities to burn coal, a major source of those emissions. The EPA has also proposed putting limits on the amount of carbon dioxide new power plants can emit. The limits don't specifically prohibit coal-fired power plants, but experts say it would be all but impossible to build an affordable new coal plant that could meet the limits. Those proposed standards wouldn't affect coal plants in operation or under construction, but they have dimmed coal's long-term outlook in the U.S.
Copyright 2012 The Associated
Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
News | Sports | Business | Rural Review | Teaching & Learning | Home and Family | Tourism | Obituaries
Community |
Perspectives
|
Law & Courts |
Leisure Time
|
Spiritual Life |
Health & Fitness |
Teen Scene
Calendar
|
Letters to the Editor