Feds pressured by coal industry to weaken regulations, records reveal

Vancouver Sun | April 22, 2012 | 10:57 pm Energy Canada Europe Coal

OTTAWA – Environment Canada weakened a draft version of regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired power plants following pressure from the industry, newly-released federal records have revealed.

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