Trump's EPA Department Signals Move Back To Coal, Rescinding Obama Era Clean Energy Efforts

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 13: The Crawford power plant, taken offline in 2012 remains idle on October 13, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The plant, built in 1924, and its sister Fisk power plant, built in 1903 and also shuttered in 2012, were the last two coal burning power plants located in a major U.S. city. The closing of the plants, which at their peaks supplied power to roughly 1 million homes, came after the owners declined to invest in expensive upgrades to meet federal air standards. In an effort to save the coal industry, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry recently proposed subsidizing coal power plants which could help them to remain profitable despite competition from cleaner alternatives like wind, solar, and natural gas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 13: The Crawford power plant, taken offline in 2012 remains idle on October 13, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The plant, built in 1924, and its sister Fisk power plant, built in 1903 and also shuttered in 2012, were the last two coal burning power plants located in a major U.S. city. The closing of the plants, which at their peaks supplied power to roughly 1 million homes, came after the owners declined to invest in expensive upgrades to meet federal air standards. In an effort to save the coal industry, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry recently proposed subsidizing coal power plants which could help them to remain profitable despite competition from cleaner alternatives like wind, solar, and natural gas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Trump's EPA Department Signals Move Back To Coal, Rescinding Obama Era Clean Energy Efforts
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