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Facts Reveal Coal Plant Retirements Not Caused by EPA Rules
Facts reveal recent plant retirements part of longer‐term trend that started well before EPA rules were issued. Sharp decline in natural gas prices, the rising cost of coal, and reduced demand for electricity are all contributing factors.
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ABCE: Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are "Catalyst for Economic Growth and Job Creation"
Business leaders support finalization of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants, calling them a "meaningful step towards economic recovery and growth."
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Economist Testifies on Positive Effects of Regulatory Change on Employment
Economist Josh Bivens explains why the impact of the air toxics rule would have a positive impact on job-creation and would lead to lower unemployment.
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Diverse Businesses Urge OMB to Uphold EPA Authority on Greenhouse Gas
As organizations representing both energy industries and the broader U.S. economy, we are united in our position that the EPA be allowed to maintain its authority to develop and implement greenhouse gas standards under the Clean Air Act.
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Cleaner air standards under attack in Congress
The ink has barely dried on the mercury and air toxics standards, and already some in Congress are working to unravel it. A recent survey revealed that 60% of MI and OH voters want EPA, not members of Congress, to set pollution standards.
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Congressional Research Service: EPA's mercury and air toxics rules will not harm electricity reliability
An Environmental Protection Agency final rule to reduce mercury and other air toxics from power plants is not expected to harm electricity reliability, the Congressional Research Service found.
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Business Groups Thank White House for MATS
Business leaders representing over 125,000 U.S. businesses write to President Obama, "thank you for sticking to strong standards and a clear compliance timeframe for the implementation of EPA’s proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants.
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U.S. Department of Energy Finds EPA Rules Won't Cause Reliability Issues
An independent assessment by the U.S. Department of Energy finds that overall supply-demand balance for electric power in each region examined would be adequate.
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Fall 2011 Update: Energy Companies Prepared to Meet EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Rules
Federal and state regulators agree that the industry has the tools to maintain electric system reliability even in the face of coal plant retirements.
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New Jobs--Cleaner Air, Part II: an Investment in American Businesses and American Jobs
Investment driven by the EPA's two new air quality rules will create nearly 1.5 million jobs, or nearly 300,000 jobs each year on average over the next five years.
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