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Emissions rules could hasten coal power plant retirements

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a long-awaited set of regulations regarding proposed limits on fossil-fueled power plant emissions. But these new rules could mean the end of the coal industry as a source of electricity generated in the United States. Stephanie Sy discussed these rules and the reactions to them with Jennifer Dlouhy, Bloomberg’s energy and environmental reporter.

Emissions rules could hasten coal power plant retirements

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