Coal-ash monitoring violations at Xcel Energy’s Cherokee Generating Station triggered a $134,500 fine from the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a news release. EPA groundwater monitoring ...
The coal industry continues to be one of the world’s largest suppliers of energy. In the United States alone, about half a billion short tons of coal are converted to energy every year.
That’s a question every jurisdiction will have to answer. Ontario currently subsidizes electricity costs to consumers to the tune of $6 billion annually — a legacy of the now-defunct Green Energy Act.