epa
Aug
7
2015
The image shows a child wearing a mask and labeled Future Generations positioned behind a row of tall coal smokestacks that emit dark smoke. A hand in a suit cuff holds a large key that appears to be thrown aside. The platform base is marked coal. This responds to the 2015 EPA proposal under the Obama administration to limit power plant emissions and address air quality concerns tied to climate change.
Aug
4
2015
A two-panel cartoon from August 2015 shows a coal-fired power plant in both frames. The left panel poses a question about President Obama's alternative to coal. The right panel answers nuclear while a bomb marked Clean Power Plan hangs above the same plant. The Clean Power Plan was the administration's signature effort to cut carbon emissions from power plants. The image uses the bomb to suggest the policy would destroy the coal industry. Publication occurred weeks after the EPA finalized the rule in early August 2015.
Aug
4
2015
