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CEZ Finds Alternative as Insurers Pull Cover From Coal Plants

PRAGUE — Czech utility CEZ said on Friday it had found alternative insurance for its coal-fired power plants after two providers said they would stop covering them from next year as part of an industry drive to drop climate-damaging business. …

With Billions at Stake, Utilities Fight to Charge Coal-Ash Costs

First, states across the U.S. ordered utilities to clean up ponds full of toxic coal waste. Now, they’re balking at how much companies want to charge for the work. Officials from Virginia to North Carolina to South Carolina are pushing …

Power Company Disputes Study Linking Plants to 3,200 Deaths

American Electric Power is disputing a new study that claims pollution from its 26 coal-fired power plants caused up to 3,200 deaths last year. The analysis was done for the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council. It also estimated that …