<Li> A proposed 1,960 MW Florida Power & Light's Glades Power Plant was rejected by the Florida Public Service Commission . Uncertainty over possible future carbon taxes was cited as one of the reasons . </Li> <Li> An air permit for a plant in Kentucky was rejected in August 2007 in a circuit court on the basis its air pollution control analysis was inadequate . </Li> <Li> Cancellation of 8 (out of an intended 11) proposed coal plants of former TXU Corporation in Texas by the current owners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG, was finalized on October 15, 2007 . </Li> <P> In the United States, three coal - fired power plants reported the largest toxic air releases in 2001: </P>

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