- The Obama administration is considering banning new coal plants without increased emission standards, Bloomberg reports.
- Revised EPA rules are under White House review and could be reworked before a scheduled Sept. 20 release, but it appears new coal plants would need to install expensive equipment to limit climate-change emissions.
- The revised standard would retain a provision letting utilities phase-in the capture technology over time, a source says.
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