Even in States Suing Over New Climate Regulations, Coal Use Is Shrinking
View on The Washington Post website"'It’s a magnification of a trend that’s been going on for several years. Quite simply, coal is dying,' Nathan Richardson, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law who focuses on environmental and energy law, said of the data detailing the drop in coal usage by state. 'It might take 30 years or 40 years, but [coal’s time] as a big driver of electricity in this country is over.'"
