Coal use keeps on keeping on.

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The Environmental Protection Agency has released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas trends and emissions broken down by industrial sector, geographic region, and individual facilities. In 2013, reported emissions from large industrial facilities were 20,000,000 metric tons higher than the prior year, or 0.6%, driven largely by an increase in coal use for power generation.

"Climate change, fueled by greenhouse gas pollution, is threatening our health, our economy, and our way of life--increasing our risks from intense extreme weather, air pollution, drought, and disease," says Gina McCarthy, EPA administrator. 'The EPA is supporting [Pres. Barack Obama's] Climate Action Plan by providing high-quality greenhouse gas data to inform effective climate action."

This is the nation's sole program that collects facility-level greenhouse gas data from major industrial sources across the U.S., including power plants; oil and gas production and refining; iron and steel mills; and landfills. It also collects data on the increasing production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons predominantly used in refrigeration and air conditioning. More than 8,000 large emitters reported direct greenhouse gas emissions to the program in 2013, representing approximately 50% of total U.S. emissions:

* Power plants remain the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, with more than 1,550 facilities belching...