President Joe Biden's administration has implemented measures that could accelerate the closure of coal power plants and the mines that supply them, sparking renewed debate over the future of coal in the United States.
The focus of this political battle lies in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, home to the nation's largest coal mines and the Colstrip Generating Station in Montana. The Colstrip plant has been identified as a significant emitter of toxic air pollutants, prompting the EPA to finalize rules that may require the plant to either shut down or invest around $400 million in emissions cleanup.
