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The number of U.S. coal-fired power plants declined by nearly 250 between 2001 and 2018. Given that burning coal generates large amounts of particulate matter is known to have adverse health effects, closure of coal-fired power plants should improve local air quality. Using spatial panel data from air quality monitor stations and coal-fired power plants, we estimate the relationship between plant closure and local air quality. We find that on average, the levels of particulate matter within 25 and 50 mile buffers around air quality monitors declined between 7 and 14 percent with each closure. We estimate that the event of closure is associated with a 0.6 percent decline in local mortality probabilities. On a value of statistical life basis, the median local benefit of coal power plant closure ranged between $1 and $4 billion or 5 to 15 percent of local GDP since the early 2000s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses environmental directives, laws and legislation to reduce water contamination, air pollution and wastes by reducing coal-fired power generation.

A country report for Great Britain is presented with topics including social welfare programs, economic recession and coal-fired power plants.

The article presents the timeline that chronicles the history of FutureGen carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) since 2003. They include a 10-year proposal to build a 275-megawatt coal-fired power plant with carbon sequestration and hydrogen production on February 27, 2003, formation of the FutureGen Industrial Alliance in July 2004 and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) re-proposed rule for limiting emissions from power plants.

The article presents a report which discusses the carbon dioxide capture process as the first component of a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) system. It assesses prospects for improved, lower-cost technologies for approaches to carbon dioxide capture, post-combustion capture and oxy-combustion capture. It cites the high cost and large energy requirements for operation and the lack of full-scale application of carbon dioxide on a coal-fired power plant as major drawbacks of the processes.

The article presents a chronological history of the FutureGen clean coal power program, which was launched by the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003. On February 27, 2003 , President Bush proposed the project to build a coal-fired power plant that would integrate carbon sequestration and hydrogen production. In July 2004, the FutureGen Industrial Alliance was formed, which includes such firms as BHP Billiton and American Electric Power.

The article discusses the developments in the energy industry in the U.S. It focuses on the FutureGen clean coal power program launched by the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003. It claims that the initiative, which is still in early development as of April 2013, would have been the first coal-fired power facility to integrate carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) with integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technologies.

The article focuses on the emissions from coal-fired power plants, which, according to the U.S. National Wildlife Federation, is one source of continuing pollution problems. Coal-fired power plants account for more than 60 percent of the nation's sulfur dioxide and 23 percent of its nitrogen oxide emissions. Electricity generation from fossil fuels, particularly coal, is the single largest source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The effects of acidification on aquatic ecosystems are discussed.

The article reports on the impact of the proposed caps being pared down on the coal power plants in Germany. The three reasons why Germany are particularly exposed to the market for carbon are cited. According to the author, German coal operators may be set to face significant financial challenges as the As the largest carbon-emitting segment of the largest emitter within the European Union.

A summary is presented of the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Emissions Trading Directive which came into effect on 1 January 2005 to regulate coal-fired power generation in the EU and includes a mandatory carbon dioxide cap and carbon emissions trade system.