Air toxins battle is poised to heat up on Capitol Hill
- January 12, 2012 |
- LORI SHARN BRYANT
Critics predict the new regulations will kill jobs and raise electricity cost; EPA says cleaner air will save lives and create jobs Controversy surrounding new rules aimed at making smokestacks cleaner will pick up steam on Capitol Hill during this election year. Thats partly because the politics of coal and geography mean that not all electric utilities or fossil fuel producers stand united, and even some Democrats disagree with President Obama and party leaders. Like many other groups, we are keeping a close eye on what happens next, said Lisa Camooso Miller, vice president for media relations for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. Well have a lot of… Read More