A proposed tax on fossil fuels extracted from Illinois soils that would in part help fund the financially strapped state’s general revenue coffers is getting renewed attention. An environmental group is going to current and former coal communities throughout the state to garner support for such a tax, with the idea to persuade lawmakers to introduce legislation next. Coal officials counter a new tax could cripple an already-reeling industry.
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