coal power plant

U.S. Supreme Court ruling kills broad EPA plan to ditch coal for renewables

Justin Hicks

A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Thursday could severely limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to move the nation towards renewable energy.

The 1,330-megawatt Mountaineer power plant in Mason County, West Virginia, on Aug. 5, 2021. The plant requires upgrades to its wastewater system to keep it operating through 2040. Without them, it will have to shut down in 2028.

Energy

Coal Keeps The Lights On, For Now, At West Virginia’s Mountaineer Plant

Curtis Tate

The regulatory snag shows the limits of what supporters of West Virginia’s coal plants can do to keep them from shutting down as the country moves away from fossil fuels.

Environment

Utilities Predict Major Decline In Ky. Coal Plants Regardless Of Climate Policy

Erica Peterson (KPR)

Kentucky’s largest electric utility expects to be powered more than 80 percent by natural gas or renewable energy by the middle of this century —…

Environment

Kentucky's at the Top of the List for Carbon Dioxide Pollution

A new report on U.S. power plant emissions says Kentucky has the highest rate of carbon dioxide emissions in the nation.The report was produced by…

Government & Politics

Whitfield's Fight to Ease Carbon Emission Regs Moves Forward

Whitney Jones

Legislation seeking to end what some call strict Environmental Protection Agency regulations on coal-fired power plant emissions has passed the house…