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In Debate Over Coal, Lessons From 90s Tobacco Fight
2014-06-03 13:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Environmental Protection Agencys proposed regulation of power plant emissions signals the beginning of a fight over coal and climate change. Any chance of a resolution is likely to depend on the combatants agreeing to a reduction in emissions in exchange for help to coal-dependent regions and assistance to workers struggling with higher energy costs. In that way, the so-called War on Coal is reminiscent of the War on Tobacco during the 1990s. Then, federal and state officials keyed in on a...
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