Press Mention WABE June 29, 2022
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Georgia state regulators may stick with coal – despite Georgia Power's plan to shut it down
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A WABE article reports on a conflict between Georgia Power's plan to phase out coal-fired power plants and state regulators' potential resistance to that transition. The article notes this battle is occurring in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling limiting the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants, which could embolden state regulators to prolong coal operations in Georgia.
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Georgia state regulators may stick with coal – despite Georgia Power's plan to shut it down
Emily Jones|WABE
June 30th, 2022
When the Supreme Court ruled Thursday to limit the federal Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants, a battle over the future of coal in Georgia was already playing out.
The state's largest electric utility wants to phase out its coal-fired power plants. But state regulators could put the brakes on that plan, prolonging their planet-warming emissions.