Just one rule impacting coal-fired power plants, the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, has been estimated by the agency to cost $9.6 billion annually.
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Whitfield highlights the high costs associated with EPA regulations on coal power plants.
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Mr. Chairman, may I ask how much time is remaining on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky has 20 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.
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