[caption id="attachment_19080" align="alignright" width="300"] State Sen. Dale Fowler (R)[/caption]

State Senator Dale Fowler (R) joins The Morning Newswatch.

Phil Gonet, director of the Illinois Coal Association, joins us to discuss the impact of the EPA's new restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Illinois Senator Gary Forby spoke with Tom Miller to discuss the importance of coal power in Illinois and the recent legislation sent from downstate lawmakers to help the state's coal industry.