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.
The right of executive privilege or the right to withhold information that Congress may want to obtain from the President gives the executive a way of blocking action and a way of forcing Congress to bargain with him over policies. There are several ways the Executive Branch can check the Legislative Branch. The President has the power to veto bills sent to him by Congress. That means he does not sign the bill into law.