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Rulings require feds to consider carbon impact of coal mines

2015-05-16 09:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Beset by power plant closures, growing regulatory scrutiny and proposed changes in how they pay royalties, coal mines are facing a new obstacle -- a review of how coal extracted and burned will impact the air and global warming. Under a series of rulings by U.S. judges in Denver over the last year, federal agencies that approve mining projects have been told to take into account coal's indirect environmental impact along with traditional concerns about mine dust and equipment emissions. The...

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