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This headline should be changed to "Will Close Its Coal-Fire Powered", as the announcement is really just for 2028 and onwards. They haven't shut down the coal-
by WhompingWindows 7y ago
This headline should be changed to "Will Close Its Coal-Fire Powered", as the announcement is really just for 2028 and onwards. They haven't shut down the coal-fired power yet, thus the present form of the verb is overly charitable.
- umeshunni 7y agoThe headline is clearly clickbait and follows common clickbait patterns - "a major US utility" instead of naming the utility and location in the title - "is closing" as a major mischaracterization of the reality of "will actually close"
- dang 7y agoOk, we'll put that above. Edit: actually, let's change the URL from https://e360.yale.edu/digest/a-major-u-s-utility-is-closing-its-coal-fired-power-plants-a-decade-early https://e360.yale.edu/digest/a-major-u-s-utility-is-closing-... to the press release it points to, which is actually more informative. Being less informative than a press release is maybe not the greatest quality for an article...