Rally to Support American Energy set for Wednesday

Hundreds of coal miners and supporters of the coal industry will be gathering in Pittsburgh, Pa. today for what’s being called the Rally to Support American Energy.

It comes a day before the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Pittsburgh public hearing on the Clean Power Act — the proposed new carbon emissions limits for existing coal-fired power plants.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin will be part of the event at Highmark Stadium along with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and representatives of the coal industry and labor groups.

That rally will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at West Station Square Drive.

On Thursday, public hearings on the proposed Clean Power Act are scheduled to continue Wednesday in Atlanta, Denver and Washington, D.C.