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This is a prime example of why we need strong FEDERAL intervention. This is something that could never be done by the states since there are no incentives for them to do anything since the pollution from coal-fired plants only impacts the people in the STATES THAT ARE DOWNWIND FROM WHERE THE COAL IS BEING BURNED. You can bet that if all the pollution produced in any one state effected only the people in THAT state, these issues would have been addressed years ago. But since the pollution, in terms of where it finally ends up, is someone else's problem, the originating state has no vested interest in solving the problem because for them, there is NO problem. Of course when Washington steps in, suddenly the feds are usurping the rights of a state and they should mind their own business.
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