U.S. Regulators Again Reject Trump Scheme to Bail Out Failing Coal and Nuclear Plants
By Grant Smith, Environmental Working Group Yesterday, a panel of federal regulators unanimously rejected President Trump’s order for an emergency bailout of financially failing coal and nuclear power plants. The bailout would have increased not only utility bills, but also premature deaths from air pollution. It was the second time this year that members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, said there is not athreat to national security that justifies forcing Americans to pay more for electricity from coal […]