What’s really keeping coal back

Posted by Juliet Eilperin on October 16, 2012 at 9:35 pm

Gov. Mitt Romney accused EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson of blocking new coal plant construction in the United States, saying, “The head of the EPA said you can’t build a coal plant. It’s virtually impossible given the regulations.”

There’s no question that new EPA regulations, including limits on mercury and other toxic emissions, and a proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions on new power plants have made it harder to build new coal-fired power plants.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/16/whats-really-keeping-coal-back/