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Reid pushes on coal, other Nevada lawmakers push back

Published Monday, Dec. 17, 2007 | 1:17 p.m.

Updated Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 | 2:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The coal plants proposed for White Pine County dodged a bullet Monday.

A provision sought by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to tighten air quality regulations in nearby Great Basin National Park was excluded from a final year-end bill going through Congress. Instead, Congress called for a study of the issue.

But Reid made his point– he is willing to employ the various means at his disposal to stop the plants. But Nevada’s Republican lawmakers in Washington also made their point -- they support coal, and are willing and able to push back.

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