Opposition Gearing Up to Fight Any Coal Plants That Might Pollute Parks

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Critics fear that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will adopt a rule in the waning days of the Bush administration that will make it easier to build coal-fired power plants near national parks.

The proposed change, pending since last June, comes as the utility industry moves into its biggest building boom in coal- fueled power plants in decades. To meet growing electricity needs, more than 20 plants are under construction in 14 states and more than 100 are in various stages of planning.

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Opposition Gearing Up to Fight Any Coal Plants That Might Pollute Parks

Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, has vowed to push Congress to overrule the EPA if it...

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