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New EPA rules will erode power grid reliability, report finds

Energy reserves available to the power grid for peak use could be cut in half, says an industry report, as power plants are retired for noncompliance with stiffer clean-air and clean-water rules.
Himalayan climate change threatens regional stability. Can India help?

As the devastating floods in Pakistan showed, atmospheric pollutants are disturbing the Himalayan region's weather patterns – and local economies. But India has a pivotal opportunity to cut 'black carbon' emissions and minimize the damage.
Is coal power headed for a downsizing in US?

Utilities may close up to 1 in 5 coal-fired power plants after tougher EPA air pollution rules go into effect next year, Wall Street investment banker Credit Suisse recently reported. Coal power is losing its price edge to natural gas, too.
Obama panel boosts bid to put greenhouse gas emissions underground

An Obama task force Thursday said that carbon capture – in which greenhouse gas emissions would be stored underground – is feasible. It's seen as a promising way to combat global warming.
At Copenhagen, the US should partner with India

India's melting Himalayan glaciers are a sign of India's booming coal industry, but a technology partnership with the US would be high-impact and low-carbon.
Dig the coal, bury the carbon

New coal-fired power plants will capture CO2 and inject it into the earth.
U.S. scraps ambitious clean-coal power plant

Citing high costs of FutureGen, the Energy Department funds less ambitious projects.
U.S. scraps ambitious clean-coal power plant

Citing high costs of FutureGen, the Energy Department funds less ambitious projects.