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The climate-change bill that passed the U.S. House on June 26 would set up a "cap-and-trade" market for greenhouse gases that cushions the cost for power producers, manufacturers and farmers while limiting aid to oil companies.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than 2,000 American Electric Power customers were without power Wednesday afternoon, including CAMC Women and Children's Hospital.

Electricity growth has increased over the last decade. Coal in particular accounts for over 50 percent of U.S. electricity and over 32 percent of its carbon emissions.

American Electric Power officials are confident their two local coal ash storage ponds pose no threat to the public.

The four West Virginia sites are at Allegheny Energy's Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island and at three American Electric Power generating stations: John Amos in St.

A traffic accident Tuesday morning downed power lines and knocked out power to 500 Findlay residents, but power to most was restored within hours, according to a spokeswoman for the electric utility.

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study in the wake of the failure of a coal ash storage site in Tennessee last year identified 44 similar "high-risk" sites - including three in the Waterford area.

Officials at the Tannera TMs Creek electric generating plant in Lawrenceburg say inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have given their fly ash pond a passing grade.

Four WV Plants Labeled "High Hazard Potential" by EPA Posted Monday, June 29, 2009 ; 07:45 PM Post Comment EPA examines within the electric power generating industry, holding wet-handled coal combustion residues.

Don Guisinger responds to a one-car crash at West Main and Seventh streets that broke an American Electric Power pole at 12:24 p.m. Monday.

The chief executive officer of Ohio-based American Electric Power says coal, nuclear, solar and will all be part of the nation's energy mix.

By: Dirk van Dijk, CFA June 29, 2009 0 ) Share On Friday, the House narrowly approved the Waxman-Markey bill.

Two of the nation's biggest coal -burning utilities said Thursday that they were withdrawing from a $2.4 billion project to demonstrate carbon capture and storage, and would instead pursue their own work in the field.

Thursday evening's storms brought heavy rain to the area, downing trees and cutting power throughout Licking County, especially in the Johnstown area.

Thousands of central Ohioans remained without power late Thursday as powerful thunderstorms rumbled through the region.

Just two weeks after the federal government revived plans to build the FutureGen power plant in eastern Illinois, two of the experimental coal plant's financial backers said Thursday they are withdrawing.

Once again, energy performance contracting was the focus for those serving on the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School's board of education on Tuesday.

Some 600 customers of AEP experienced an interruption of power to their homes and businesses on Monday afternoon.

American Electric Power is offering a $5,000 reward for the conviction of the persons responsible for stealing copper from its Delano station.

COLUMBUS: Storms with heavy rain and vivid lightning have been sweeping across Ohio, leaving streets under water in some spots.