Word: coaling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Does not support easing environmental restrictions to allow burning of high sulfur coal...
...Believes environmental restrictions ot allow burning of higher sulfur coal should be eased...
...environment, however, Reagan would be expected to give priority to energy. Carter's priorities seem the reverse, although he, too, is a supporter of nuclear power expansion. He has been a strong backer of the Environmental Protection Agency and has supported the Clean Air Act despite complaints from coal producers that it hinders production. He has also backed a strong congressional bill protecting Alaska lands. In a clash between economic growth and environmental protection, he would likely come down on the side of conservation...
...surface has been affected, the damage is already distressingly obvious. Marble that was once a bright white is now streaked with pitting that gives it a yellowish cast. Some red sandstone of adjoining buildings has actually begun to flake. The chief culprits are believed to be coal dust and sulfur dioxide fumes; these help create sulfuric acid that attacks the calcium carbonate of the marble. Most of the pollution comes from two coal-fired power plants, a large railroad switching yard and myriad small coal-burning foundries. Still more pollution may be in the offing from a new oil refinery...
...Indian Heritage Society's urging, the government is considering means of protecting the Taj, India's greatest tourist attraction (more than 3.5 million visitors a year). It has installed pollution-monitoring gear. It has also promised to relocate the power stations and foundries and to replace coal-burning locomotives with diesels. But these are expensive, perhaps ultimately unworkable solutions. Meanwhile, workmen are repairing and replacing marble slabs as fast as they can. So far, though, the pollutants are winning the race...