Cuccinelli, McAuliffe spar over Obama climate speech, coal policies

President Obama’s speech on climate change Tuesday added fuel an ongoing feud over energy policy in Virginia’s race for governor, as Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe took the opportunity to put a relatively rare bit of distance between himself and the White House. In his address, Obama said he would tell the Environmental Protection Agency to establish carbon pollution standards for both new and existing power plants. Those rules could have a significant impact on coal-fired plants and the coal industry generally, a key element of Virginia’s energy supply and a major employer in the state’s southwest. More news about Va. politics Gov. McDonnell has received...