Show-Me Coal Shutdown Consequence

This report reads like propaganda so we advise readers to be skeptical . . .

However, we don't doubt the premise . . . Protecting public health and the environment is EXPENSIVE and that's why costly, pointless wars and rampant spending deserve to be scrutinized. 

Check the local angle . .   

"After Ameren Missouri retired the Rush Island coal plant, five Missouri municipalities that had fought its illegal emissions turned to regulators over another problem: steeply higher electricity costs.

"The dispute has become an example of how fossil fuel pollution can leave communities paying twice, once with their health and again on their utility bills."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri cities fought a coal plant over illegal pollution, then watched their power bills soar 191%

The outdated reliance on coal without enough of a backup plan made avoiding unhealthy pollution expensive.