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It is important to note that this is not a

Feb. 9, 2017 by Kimberly Parks

It is important to note that this is not a new problem. Last year, a coalition of organizations called the Climate Action Network (CAAN) began to sue the EPA over the MATS rule, calling it a "violation of the Clean Air Act's obligations to protect the air and the climate, and not just protect coal plants."

But it is a long time coming, after decades of coal-fired power plants being in disrepair. As coal prices have declined, the EPA has had to figure out a way to meet its Clean Power Plan (CPP), which has already put a damper on coal's ability to compete with clean energy, a major component of the Clean Air Act.

As coal prices have declined, the EPA has had to figure out a way to meet its Clean Power Plan (CPP), which has already put a damper on coal's ability to compete with clean energy, a major component of the Clean Air Act.

While the US coal industry is in great economic shape, the state of Florida has seen a drop in coal prices. The state legislature passed a $3.5 billion state budget for the next fiscal year, and a proposed coal-fired power plant in Gainesville had to be shut down to fix problems that had already been dealt with since the state was created in the 1960s.

A similar situation existed at the state level last year, when the state of Arkansas had to shut down two coal plants as well as a new one after the state had a $2.4 billion budget surplus for 2012.

In the past, the state of California faced a similar situation, when the state of Colorado had to close two coal plants after the state had a $1.1 billion surplus for 2012, a time when the state had a $9 billion surplus for 2012.