AdvertisementFederal Regulator Rejects Energy Department's Bid To Prop Up Coal, NuclearJanuary 09, 2018Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailSecretary of Energy Rick Perry testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 12. Perry's proposed rule to benefit nuclear and coal power plants has been rejected by a federal regulatory commission. (Getty Images)