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Environment

New Air Pollution Rules Could be Costly

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Published November 4, 2011 at 10:10 AM EDT

If pollution regulations go into effect to limit carbon emissions at coal-fired power plants, Kentuckians' power bills will increase 60 percent or more, a University of Kentucky engineer said Thursday. Ninety-two percent of the Bluegrass State's electricity is generated by burning coal, which releases extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. That's blamed in part for global warming.
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