June 10, 2019
TAX WHAT YOU DON'T WANT:
U.S. senators target $1 billion a year coal subsidy, ask IRS for test results (Tim McLaughlin, 6/10/19, Reuters)
Three U.S. senators on Monday urged the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on a $1 billion-a-year subsidy for burning chemically treated refined coal, after a new study showed some power plants using the fuel produced surging amounts of mercury and smog instead of cutting pollution.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 10, 2019 1:36 PM