
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 27, 1991                   TAG: 9102270144
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ARLINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

CLEAN AIR ACT MAY ADD MINING JOBS/ SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SHOULD GAIN AS LAW

A study on potential results from the Clean Air Act passed by Congress in November predicts that it will mean new jobs and increased production for Virginia's coal industry.

Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. will release a report today saying that 900 to 9,200 jobs could be created in Virginia under the new provisions, with the state's annual low-sulfur coal production rising from 1 million to 5 million tons.

Under the act, utilities must meet strict limits to achieve a national reduction of 10 million tons of sulfur dioxide emissions by the year 2000. The legislation lets utilities choose how to reach those limits, which could be achieved by switching to low-sulfur coals like those found in Southwest Virginia.

- Southwest bureau

by CNB