BRISTOL, Va. – Federal legislation to clean up emissions is expected to create jobs without imposing undue costs on consumers, U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher said today.
Speaking during a news briefing at Bristol Virginia City Hall, Boucher said the legislation – which is scheduled to be considered by a Senate committee this month – could boost the coal industry.
“According to the official estimate of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, coal use will grow in coming decades, And in 2020, coal use will be greater under the terms of the legislation than it is today,” Boucher said. The key to greater coal use is the development and implementation of technology that would separate carbon from coal, the Abingdon-based congressman added.
The way the legislation is structured, the impact on consumer electric bills is expected to be between $80 and $110 per year sometime in the next decade, Boucher said, or less than the cost of one stamp per family per day.
To learn more about the bill, read Wednesday’s Bristol Herald Courier.
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