An alternative to propping up coal power plants: Retrain workers for solar
- Written by Joshua M. Pearce, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University
The number of coal mining jobs has gone up slightly, but many times less than solar-related ones.AP Photo/Dake KangThe Trump administration announced new pollution rules for coal-fired power plantsdesigned to keep existing coal power plants operating more and save American coal mining jobs.
Profitability for U.S. coal power plants has plummeted,...
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