“Today’s announcement is the culmination of years of persistence and dedication from people across New England who knew coal was a dirty, expensive, and unreliable source of energy that would cut people’s lives short, and that a better way was possible for our economy, for our health, and for our planet,” said Gina McCarthy, Bloomberg Philanthropies Senior Advisor and former White House National Climate Advisor.
New England's last coal-burning power plant set to close in win for environmentalists
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She said it will be difficult for Republicans to “change the dynamic" to significantly undermine the act.
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