Missouri senator wants limited liability for utility companies in 'clean coal' project

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT; updated 9:13 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, March 11, 2009

JEFFERSON CITY – Seeking to make Missouri a more attractive home for "clean coal" technology, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, testified at a committee hearing Tuesday for a bill he has filed that would limit utility companies' liability for personal injuries caused by the storing of coal plant emissions underground.

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