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Here's How Hillary Clinton Wants to Support Displaced Coal Workers
2015-11-13 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday proposed a $30 billion plan to help displaced workers in coal-producing areas find new jobs and continue receiving health benefits as the country shifts to using renewable energy and more natural gas. Clinton's proposals expand on her earlier pledge to protect and build on President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan. Republicans have criticized Obama's plan as a "war on coal" that will devastate producing regions. The U.S. coal...
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