Associated Press: In federal and state courtrooms across the country, environmental groups are putting coal-fueled power plants on trial in a bid to slow the industry’s biggest construction boom in decades. At least four dozen coal plants are being contested in 29 states, according to a recent tally by The Associated Press. The targeted utilities range from giants like Energy Future Holdings Corp., (formerly TXU), Peabody Energy Corp. and American Electric Power Inc. down to small rural …

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