Trying to drive coal out of business. and that these new rules will prevent any new coal plants from being built. mike duncan, the president of american coalition for clean coal electricity said quote, despite their talk about all of the above approach to energy the epa is banning construction essentially he means of modearn coal plants resulting in fewer fuel choices in the market. fewer energy choices could cause american consumers to pay the ultimate price of higher energy bills. prior to today s epa announcement, top senate republican mitch mcconnell proposed the saving coal jobs act. legislation that would block any new epa carbon pollution mandates and would also make it easier for new coal plants to get through the permitting process. mcconnell contends that federal regulations caused more than 5 how people to lose their jobs the past five years in his home state of kentucky. martha? martha: a lot of people up in arms about that. molly, thank you very much.