Lawmakers: Funds for FutureGen may be pulled

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Department of Energy, frustrated by ballooning costs of an ambitious quest to build a virtually emissions-free power plant, told federal lawmakers Tuesday it plans to pull its support for a $1.8 billion project in Illinois, lawmakers said.

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