Among those fighting the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan are leaders of states where residents are most at risk from a dangerously warming climate.
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The John E. Amos coal-fired power plant in West Virginia could be required to curb emissions under the EPA's Clean Power Plan, but the state is leading the charge to scuttle the new rules even though its residents are at high risk from a warming climate. (Photo of the Amos plant by Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr.)
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<p>The John E. Amos coal-fired power plant in West Virginia could be required to curb emissions under the EPA's Clean Power Plan, but the state is leading the charge to scuttle the new rules even though its residents are at high risk from a warming climate. (Photo of the Amos plant by Quinn Dombrowski <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/186089966/in/photolist-51rj2n-7YcArW-51vxVm-o7Weaa-o7WdX6-o6a9Mv-o6a8X4-9UyZWe-9UxiZt-9UxZq2-9UzfdB-9UzguK-9UBKRC-9Ux2kp-9Ux9pg-8n4CMK-a7xHzx-ctSmby-ctWDWQ-ctWC3b-aEjSBf-ctWDhC-ctUBDG-aEfYz6-ctWCAs-53j3LL-5fZE4E-5BgBxM-8jingP-hrL4G-4Ja9uF-8jinhr-8HYhgH-8W9twP-8W9srp-8QjV5m-8QjWo5-51rjbe-47o8cb-4LEwZm-czyqCY-o649yJ-o6afhP-dVAgbU-o7WjEt-8cbMvN-47sspB-47wy89-47wym9-d9VH4t">via Flickr</a>.)</p>