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1、APartofUtahBuiltonCoalWondersWhatComesNextPRICE,Utah—Forgenerations,coalhasbeenthelifebloodofthismineral-richstretchofeasternUtah.Miningfamiliesproudlyrecallalltheyearstheytoiledunderground.Supplycompanieslinethetownstreets.Abovetheroadthatwindstowardthemines,aso
2、ot-smudgedminerpeersoutfromabillboardwiththeslogan“Coal=Jobs.”Butrecently,fearhassettledin.Thestate’soldestcoal-firedpowerplant,tuckedamongthecanyonsneartown,issettoclose,aresultofnew,stricterfederalpollutionregulations.Asenergycompaniestackawayfromcoal,towardcle
3、aner,cheapernaturalgas,peopleherehavegrownincreasinglyafraidthattheircommunitymaysoonslipaway.Dozensofworkersatthefacilityhere,theCarbonPowerPlant,havelearnedthattheymustretireearlyorseekotherjobs.Localtruckingandequipmentoutfitsarepreparingtotakebusinesselsewher
4、e.“Therearealotofpeopleworried,”saidKyleDavis,whohasbeenemployedattheplantsincehewas18.Mr.Davis,56,workedhiswayupfromsweepingfloorstomanagingoperationsattheplant,whosefurnaceshavebeenburningsince1954.“Iwouldhavelikedtobehereforanotherfiveyears,”hesaid.“I’mtooyoun
5、gtoretire.”ButRockyMountainPower,theutilitythatoperatestheplant,hasdeterminedthatitwouldbetooexpensivetoretrofittheagingplanttomeetnewfederalstandardsonmercuryemissions.TheplantisscheduledtobeshutbyApril2015.“Wehadbeenworkingforthebetterpartofthreeyears,testingco
6、mpliancestrategies,”saidDavidEskelsen,aspokesmanfortheutility.“Noneoftheonesweinvestigatedreallywouldproducetheresultsthatwouldmeettherequirements.”Forthelastseveralyears,coalplantshavebeenshuttingdownacrossthecountry,drivenbytougherenvironmentalregulations,flatt
7、eningelectricitydemandandamovebyutilitiestowardnaturalgas.Thismonth,theboardofdirectorsoftheTennesseeValleyAuthority,thecountry’slargestpublicpowerutility,votedtoshuteightcoal-poweredplantsinAlabamaandKentuckyandpartlyreplacethemwithgas-firedpower.Since2010,moret
8、han150coalplantshavebeenclosedorscheduledforretirement.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyestimatesthatthestricteremissionsregulationsfortheplantswillresultinbill