Environmentalists, EPA Force The 200th US Coal Plant To Retire

The Daily Caller ^ | July 15, 2015 | by Michael Bastasch

[Oldeconomybuyer]

A lawsuit brought by environmentalists and federal regulators has forced a major utility to phase out coal use at six power plants in Iowa. Activists claim these retirements bring the total number of U.S. coal plants shut down to 200 — or 40 percent of the U.S. coal plant fleet.

On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department of Justice announced an Iowa subsidiary of Alliant Energy agreed to pay $7.1 million in civil penalties to environmental projects for violating the Clean Air Act. The settlement also requires the company to stop burning coal or shut down six power plants in Iowa and pay $620 million to upgrade the plants.

“This settlement is a victory for air quality and public health in Iowa,” Assistant Attorney General John Cruden said in a statement.

[sauropod]

I don’t much like fascists.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I’m just retired from running a Public Utility, water supply. We can remove 99.5% of something from the water for a reasonable cost. And we’d get a reasonable rate increase. But to remove that last 0.5% would make water unaffordable!!

[Nowhere Man]

I’m just retired from running a Public Utility, water supply. We can remove 99.5% of something from the water for a reasonable cost. And we’d get a reasonable rate increase. But to remove that last 0.5% would make water unaffordable!!

It's the law of diminishing returns. It is like my favorite example where if you buy a stereo system. The $100 ghetto blaster has good sound but if you buy a $250 stereo system, that one would sound a lot better, Then if you buy a $500 stereo, that one sounds even better. When you go to $1000, that system has a fabulous sound. However, when you buy a $5000 system, there is some improvement but not as much and when you hit the $10,000 mark, the improvement is much smaller still, hardly noticeable except to a dedicated audiophile. The EPA wants the $10,000 system where basically depending on the situation, whati s really needed is the stereos in the $250 to $1000 range.

[Bryanw92]

>>I’m just retired from running a Public Utility, water supply. We can remove 99.5% of something from the water for a reasonable cost. And we’d get a reasonable rate increase. But to remove that last 0.5% would make water unaffordable!!

Yep. Good is cheap. Great is expensive. The customers can’t afford perfect.

Obama knows this so his EPA is driving us toward perfect. When people can’t afford it anymore, he’ll offer to subsidize it...if you meet certain requirements.

[WellyP]

“F”ING NAZIS!

[ully2]

They should refuse to comply.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I hope that these morons freeze in the dark.

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