WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today following the Department of Energy’s final stamp of approval on FutureGen, the state-of-the-art, clean coal project in Meredosia, Illinois.
“I am pleased with the Department of Energy’s decision to approve this clean coal, state-of-the-art-project in Meredosia,” Sen. Kirk said. “More than 1,000 new jobs will be created during the peak of FutureGen’s construction, with a nearly $12 billion boost to Illinois once…






