Perkins Coie Partner Vivek Chopra was quoted in a Law360 article titled "5 Industry Challenges As US Coal-Fired Power Withers." The article discusses how tougher environmental regulations, flat power demand and historically cheap natural gas are a combination that threatens to knock out U.S. coal-fired power. Expect more battles between plant owners and their insurers over cleanup costs as well, said Vivek. "Policyholders will be turning to their insurers for accidents regarding coal ash ponds, and insurers will no longer be able to argue that the policyholder failed to tell them about the ponds."