The environmental effects of coal use range from the poisoning of local rivers by acid mine drainage to the global problem of climate change caused by CO 2 (carbon dioxide) emissions. âClean coalâ technologies are expensive and are still unable to completely remove harmful. emissions from coal-fired power plants.ii Figure 1 illustrates the various impacts of coal-use on land. water and air. Figure 1: The impacts of coal use on land, water and air.
Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary. Executive Privilege. The privilege that allows the president and other high officials of the executive branch to keep certain communications private if disclosing those communications would disrupt the functions or decision-making processes of the executive branch.
Here is a guide to the issues that would be raised by applying executive privilege in this case. Presidents have claimed the power under the Constitution to prevent the other branches of government from gaining access to certain internal executive branch information.