3 reasons US coal power is disappearing – and a Supreme Court ruling won’t save it
- Written by: Rebecca J. Davis, Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance, Stephen F. Austin State University
Coal was the dominant fuel for U.S. power plants until 2016. This PacifiCorp power plant in Utah still uses it.
George Frey/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. coal industry chalked up a couple of rare wins this summer. First the Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants....
