Trump's moves to ease regulations and revive coal industry bring little relief
HOMER CITY, Pa. - Every morning is filled with anxiety in this hardscrabble town so intertwined with the fortunes of its coal power plant that a drawing of the facility is emblazoned on the police force's emblem.
Locals look out their windows to see whether there are clouds drifting from the massive smokestacks, indicating the hulking plant is still running. If they don't see any, they wonder whether the owners have thrown in the towel for good.
"Everyone gets concerned when they wake up and don't see smoke coming out," said Rob Nymick, manager of the 1,700-resident borough that he says will be economically "crushed" if the plant goes dark.
As the Trump administration dismantles one of the world's most aggressive programs to confront climate change, it is invoking the suffering of communities like this one, where the coal power plant that anchors the economy teeters on insolvency.
Yet as the administration declares an end to what it calls the "war on coal," Homer City isn't any less under siege.
The plant is an albatross to investors, and a source of increasing anxiety to the hundreds of Pennsylvanians who rely on it for their livelihood. It is likely to remain a loser financially no matter how far President Donald Trump rolls back regulations.
"I'm not sold on the fact that the war on coal is putting that power plant out of business," said Nymick, pointing to competition from cheaper natural gas, solar and wind energy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trumps-moves-to-ease-regulations-and-revive-coal-industry-bring-little-relief/ar-AAtCWA8?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp
No shit
= new reply since forum marked as read
one that spews coal ash throughout the house and makes the grandkids cough their heads off while they're sleeping.
i think it's a fucking brilliant idea.
