It takes some messed-up math to believe expensive, polluting coal is bringing costs down.

Environment and Public Works: Senate Committee · May 5, 2026

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Allegation: special polluter email allowed Clean Air Act exemptions

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Committee member (S1) accused staff or officials of setting up a "special polluter email address" that provided a "drive up window" for exemptions from the Clean Air Act, saying that practice helped keep about 70 coal-fired plants online and that "one estimate" attributed roughly $230,000,000 in extra costs to ratepayers in under a year.

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Committee members exchanged sharp accusations over an alleged special polluter email process that critics say produced Clean Air Act exemptions keeping roughly 70 coal-fired plants online and imposed substantial consumer costs; other members disputed the cost claims and pressed for a math-focused discussion.

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