Post by Logan on Apr 30, 2016 3:21:24 GMT -6
North Dakota coal plans to ask the state for financial help — billions of dollars of financial help over time.
Despite a stay on the federal rule, the coal industry potentially faces large carbon dioxide emission reduction requirements from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
“This is no longer a vague threat out there in the future,” Lignite Energy Council President Jason Bohrer told members at the organization’s annual meeting this week in Bismarck.
Bohrer said North Dakota policy makers will need to answer the question: Will the state set a priority to help the lignite industry remain viable?
Read more: bismarcktribune.com/business/local/lignite-industry-to-seek-increased-help-from-state/article_9cb0eab5-4805-5b1a-b304-475edbb4ebc1.html
Despite a stay on the federal rule, the coal industry potentially faces large carbon dioxide emission reduction requirements from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
“This is no longer a vague threat out there in the future,” Lignite Energy Council President Jason Bohrer told members at the organization’s annual meeting this week in Bismarck.
Bohrer said North Dakota policy makers will need to answer the question: Will the state set a priority to help the lignite industry remain viable?
Read more: bismarcktribune.com/business/local/lignite-industry-to-seek-increased-help-from-state/article_9cb0eab5-4805-5b1a-b304-475edbb4ebc1.html