Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 23:30
in Earth & Climate
The fate of many coal-fired power plants may rest on how boldly Obama tries to fulfill his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions.POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century.