Trump Admin’s Push for Coal, Nuke Bailout Reflected in Key Staff Positions at Federal Agencies

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By info@greentechmedia.comAug 9, 2018, 4:30 pm256 pts
In June, the Trump administration announced its plans to protect coal and nuclear power plants from closure — including the possibility of a leaked plan to use wartime emergency powers to force grid operators and utilities to buy power from uneconomic plants, at a potential price tag of tens of billions of…

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