First published in The Hill
The Biden administration and the nation’s top miner’s union agree that a clean, healthy future means a future without coal, and we need to bring coal communities along with us during this transition. As members of Congress and the administration identify the needed investments to clean up and revitalize coal communities, we shouldn’t let the companies that have benefitted and continue to benefit from mining and combusting coal off the hook.
For decades, coal mining and combustion has permeated communities with harmful pollution.
Areas of Focus: Energy Markets, Fossil Fuels, Abrams Environmental Law Clinic, Fossil Fuels
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Fossil Fuels
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Fossil Fuels
Under current policies, fossil fuels will play an important role in the energy system for the foreseeable future. EPIC research is exploring the costs and benefits of these fuels as...