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FOSSIL FUEL PLANTS GET A BOOST FROM REGULATORS: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission acted Thursday to help fossil fuel plants struggling to compete with cleaner sources, in what critics say is an overt attempt to keep coal and gas plants alive longer during the energy transition — a key objective of the Trump administration.