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Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, promised to study the new environmental rules putting coal-fired power plants on the road to extinction and listen to stakeholders. (associated press)
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This July 29, 2013, file photo shows a Luminant Mining Co. coal mine working in Tatum, Texas. Texas has to cut its carbon emission by 39 percent by 2030 under new federal requirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday the state has at least three years to develop a plan to reach the reductions. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy gestures during an announcement of a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, Monday, June 2, 2014, at EPA headquarters in Washington. In a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants blamed for global warming, the Obama administration unveiled a plan Monday that cuts carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years, but pushes the deadline for some states to comply until long after President Barack Obama leaves office. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Storm clouds pass over the Pentagon,Thursday, April 28, 2011, during tornado alerts in the Washington region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Steam from the Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant near St. Marys, Kan., is silhouetted against the setting sun on March 8, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**
