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Regulations, appropriations and coal-fired power plants
To understand the Republican assault on environmental regulations, which kicked into high gear once again in the US House of Representatives this week, consider this projection: 10-20 percent of the United States’ coal-fired electric generation could be closed down over the next decade or so, due not to climate regulations but old-school rules targeting air pollutants.
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