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With the "coal rush" of new proposed plants winding down, the Environmental Law Program has begun targeting the 500-plus existing coal-fired power plants in the U.S. for retirement. Many of these plants were "grandfathered" and exempted from clean air laws. Our legal team has begun engaging numerous plants nationwide in strategic legal actions, forcing them to internalize their true environmental costs, which in many cases will lead to a smart decision -- to retire the plant.