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    • By Matthew Daly

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    Associated Press

    Tuesday, July 6, 2010

    Environmental groups hailed the new rule as a step toward reducing pollution from coal-fired power plants and solving the problem of one state’s emissions harming residents in other states.

    But industry groups said it will boost power prices and force many older coal-fired power plants to be closed.

    Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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