Coal Power Restrictions Seen at Risk From Brexit Government
- Candidates vying to lead may be less willing to regulate
- Greenhouse gas rules may be watered down to boost industry
An excavator digs coal from a snow covered heap at a mine in Mezhdurechensk, Russia.
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Britain’s decision to leave the European Union frees up the nation to set environmental rules independent of the other 27-nations in the bloc, raising the risk for renewable energy developers that restrictions will be loosened on coal power.