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U.S. Coal power plants: new air regulations and compliance options / Amlan Saha, International energy, IAEE blog, 13/11/2011http://blog.iaee.org/?p=47146Burning River Pale Ale, a beer, immortalizes June 22, 1969, when Cleveland’s polluted and lifeless Cuyahoga river spontaneously burst into flames.  The incident galvanized national political support for several environmental initiatives including amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1971.   As part of CAA requirements, EPA recently proposed several rules that will affect power plants directly.  The electric industry is concerned that power plants, unable to comply with the rules, will have to shut down.  Old, inefficient, and marginal contributors to the grid most likely will.  For the rest, economically sound options exist to comply in a timely manner and continue generating electricity.  Compliance related economic activity could also play a macroeconomic role boosting demand and raising employment...