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Currently the U.S. occupies five major basins or regions where coal is produced. The U.S. Energy Information Administration released coal production data of 2016 in January, reporting a 17% decrease from 2015 levels. [60] As coal is projected to remain a key energy resource, regulations concerning environmental pollution increase. [59]
The actual average generated power from coal in 2006 was 227.1 GW (1991 TWh per year), [14] the highest in the world and still slightly ahead of China (1950 TWh per year) at that time. [citation needed] In 2000, the US average production of electricity from coal was 224.3 GW (1966 TWh for the year). [14]
Over two-thirds of the energy used by homes, offices, and other commercial businesses is electric, including electric losses. [96] [97] Most of the energy used in homes was for space heating (34%) and water heating (19%), much more than the amount used for space cooling (16%) and refrigeration (7%). [98]
Between coal and gas plants, the EPA's new regulations are projected to eliminate 1.38 billion metric tons of carbon pollution through 2047, the same as preventing the annual emissions of 328 ...
Coal provided about 16% of U.S. electricity last year, down from about 45% in 2010. Natural gas provides about 43% of U.S. electricity, with the remainder from nuclear energy and renewables such ...
"EPA’s final standards will significantly reduce emissions of harmful carbon pollution from existing coal-fired power plants, which continue to be the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions ...
1967 – California Air Resources Board established; set emissions standards predating EPA. 1967 – Air Quality Act (amendment to CAA) 1969 – Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act; 1969 – National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 1970 – Reorganization Plan No. 3 created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by Presidential Executive ...
A new report on how the federal government can help create a "self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry" [6] New efficiency standards for home appliances, [ 7 ] A new National Fuel Efficiency Policy that will apply to cars from model years 2012-2016 and will ultimately require cars to have an average fuel efficiency of 35.5 mpg ...