Articles tagged: coal-fired power plants
With Coal Plants Offline, the Air in Central and East Texas Has Cleared
After three plants shut down in late 2017, legal air pollution in Texas fell by 150,000 tons.
Residents in rural parts of East and Central Texas can breathe a little easier. State data shows that the closure of three coal-burning power plants in late 201...Read More
Report: Seven Texas Coal Plants Could Close in Coming Years
Some plants are likely to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, Public Citizen says.
The plants will struggle to turn a profit due to low natural gas prices and increasing competition and regulations, according to a new report....Read More
Powering Down
The owner of Texas’ biggest fleet of coal-fired power plants is trying to wiggle out of paying its property taxes.
The owner of Texas’ biggest fleet of coal-fired power plants is trying to wiggle out of paying its property taxes....Read More
Obama EPA Proposes Major Cuts to Carbon Pollution
Although the EPA's Clean Power Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants goes to great lengths to describe the flexibility and generous timeline...Read More