Associated Press: Coal has emerged as a defining issue in the race for Virginia's governor, and the stark divide between Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe has grown wider with the release of new federal pollution limits on coal-fired power plants.
The political debate centers on potential job losses southwest Virginia's coal industry would sustain under the proposed pollution guidelines. Cuccinelli contends that McAuliffe is complicit with the Obama administration's proposed regulations, which...