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May 25, 2007

Calif. moving away from coal power

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California, with the strictest pollution laws in the nation, has taken another step in reducing its contribution to global warning.

The California Energy Commission on Wednesday imposed new rules that forbid municipal utilities, including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, from signing new contracts with coal-fired power plants unless those plants find a way to pump their emissions underground.


 
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