I just returned from a funeral in my hometown in western Kentucky. The Paradise fossil fuel plant has stopped burning coal because of the EPA standards. So, over 100 local school teachers just got laid off because of the lost tax revenue and resulting budget cuts.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/04/kentucky-paradise-fossil-plant_n_5445363.html
http://www.tva.com/sites/paradise.htm