EPA Regs Shutter Two More Coal Plants

EPA regs shutter two more coal plants
High costs associated with stricter federal environmental regulations and increased competition from low-priced natural gas have shut down two coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania. FirstEnergy Corp. will close the coal plants by October 9, according … Read more on Daily Caller

Prison closures are price of NC sentencing reform
The Senate budget would close six prisons for adult males: Duplin Correctional Center, Robeson Correctional Center, Wayne Correctional Center, Buncombe Correctional Center, Orange Correctional Center and Bladen Correctional Center. • The House … “We … Read more on Charlotte Observer

Coast Guard brings heavy ice-breaker ship to Arctic amid warnings from …
… most people would have reacted skeptically to the suggestion that China, for example, would become a major player in the Arctic,” Rob Huebert, associate director of the Center for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary, told … Read more on Daily Caller