Hurricanes Stir Up Toxic Legacy of Coal-Fired Power Plants

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Date

Oct. 19, 2018

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Roll Call

"An October 2017 study on decommissioning by Resources for the Future, a nonpartisan, Washington-based research firm, could not find any evidence of funds set aside for decommissioning fossil or renewable plants operated by municipal or other smaller entities in Texas, which operates its own electricity markets."

Topics

Electric Power

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