October 4, 2023
The end of coal in the Midwest isn’t a foregone conclusion. Some coal power plant owners are resisting calls to close their plants.
Sierra Club Illinois' Beyond Coal Representative Christine Nannicelli estimates that of 24 coal-fired power plants proposed in the early 2000s, two were built. One was Prairie State—one of the dirtiest and deadliest coal plants in the US. "Prairie State has always been 'the elephant in the room," Nannicelli says.
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