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Scott Peters: “Change is coming whether we seek it or not. Coal production in the electricity sector has been falling for years for…”

On the recordApril 19, 2021
Change is coming whether we seek it or not. Coal production in the electricity sector has been falling for years for market reasons irrespective of any Federal policy, and we can support these communities and these workers by investing in technologies like carbon capture, utilization and storage and by funding reclamation of abandoned mines.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

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Peters emphasizes the inevitability of change in energy production and the need for investment in communities.

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