Editorial Board
Coal’s Challenge to the EPA
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to limit carbon emissions from coal plants is facing a new congressional challenge this week. In choosing how to respond, the agency should be willing to adjust its short-term tactics in service of its long-term goal -- even if it seems nonsensical.
In this case, that may mean being less strict about controlling pollution from new coal plants. It is an argument that, admittedly, requires some explanation.