Mich. gov facing pressure to stop new coal plants

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Retired second-grade teacher Jean Veselenak drove four hours to tell state regulators what she fears would happen if a new coal-fired power plant is built in her community along Lake Huron in northern Michigan.She believes the environment would be polluted with more mercury — a toxin that can damage children's nervous systems — and carbon dioxide, the primary global warming gas.

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