Bypassing a Congress that's failed to take action to address a worsening problem, President Obama unveiled a plan to curb climate-disrupting pollution from coal-fired power plants -- with big implications for the coal-dependent South.
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Georgia Power's Plant Scherer, the U.S. coal plant that emits the most carbon pollution, will have to clean up its act under President Obama's new climate plan. (Photo by Antennas via Wikipedia)
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Georgia Power's Plant Scherer, the U.S. coal plant that emits the most carbon pollution, will have to clean up its act under President Obama's new climate plan. (Photo by Antennas via Wikipedia)