I feel like this is a poor comparison. By default coal is going to pollute and there's very little that can be done in an economical way to counteract this. The

I feel like this is a poor comparison. By default coal is going to pollute and there's very little that can be done in an economical way to counteract this. There are plenty of countries that have banned or have concrete plans to phase out coal, which I would consider the same as regulating against coal plants killing people.