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Coal Is on the Way Out at Electric Utilities, No Matter What Trump Says

"In Page, Ariz., the operators of the Navajo Generating Station, the largest coal-fired power plant in the West, have announced plans to close it by 2019. The electric utility Dayton Power & Light will shut two coal plants in southern Ohio by next year. Across the country, at least six other coal-fired power plants have shut since November, and nearly 40 more are to close in the next four years."

Source: NY Times, 04/06/2017

"New York, Other States Challenge Trump Over Climate Change Regulation"

"A coalition of 17 U.S. states filed a legal challenge on Wednesday against efforts by President Donald Trump's administration to roll back climate change regulations, deepening a political rift over his emerging energy policies."

Source: Reuters, 04/06/2017

"Trump Boosts Coal As China Takes The Lead On Climate Change"

"For years, cutting carbon emissions to stave off the worst impacts of climate change was routinely near the top of the agenda at talks between the leaders of the United States and China. Not anymore."

Source: AP, 04/06/2017

"U.S. Coal Companies Ask Trump To Stick With Paris Climate Deal"

"Some big American coal companies have advised President Donald Trump's administration to break his promise to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement – arguing that the accord could provide their best forum for protecting their global interests."

Source: Reuters, 04/05/2017

"Carbon Footprint of Canada's Oil Sands Is Larger Than Thought"

"New climate change evidence from recent government studies could affect the coming legal fight over President Trump’s revived permit for the Keystone XL pipeline."

Source: InsideClimate News, 04/05/2017

"U.S. Would Slash EPA Vehicle Testing Budget Under Trump Plan"

"The Trump administration would virtually eliminate federal funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's budget for vehicle emissions and fuel economy testing but will seek to raise fees on industry to pay for some testing, a government document shows."

Source: Reuters, 04/05/2017

"New York, Other States Take On Trump Over Energy Efficiency"

"A coalition of U.S. states has mounted a broad legal challenge against what it called the Trump administration's illegal suspension of rules to improve the energy efficiency of ceiling fans, portable air conditioners and other products."

Source: Reuters, 04/05/2017

"Trump Declares End To 'War On Coal,' But Utilities Aren't Listening"

"When President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to sweep away Obama-era climate change regulations, he said it would end America's "war on coal", usher in a new era of energy production and put miners back to work. But the biggest consumers of U.S. coal - power generating companies - remain unconvinced."

Source: Reuters, 04/05/2017

"Tribes That Live Off Coal Hold Tight to Trump’s Promises"

"CROW AGENCY, Mont. — The pale yellow halls of the Crow government building here are nearly empty these days, with 1,000 of this tribe’s 1,300 employees recently laid off."

Source: NY Times, 04/03/2017

Trump Aims Deep Cuts at DOE Agency for Renewable Energy, Efficiency

"The Trump administration is aiming a half-billion-dollar cut at the main U.S. hub for renewable energy research — 25 percent of the agency’s budget, and that’s just for the final five months of this federal fiscal year."

Source: Washington Post, 04/03/2017

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