What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2023
From 1960 to 2005, coal use grew more or less steadily by 18 million tons per year. Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels. Since around 2008, natural gas use has been the mirror image of coal use. electricity to about one-fifth today.
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