Saturday, September 11, 2010

Sierra Club, GreenLaw and Friends of the Chattahoochee sue over Ga. power plant - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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, and said they plan to sue Houston-based Dyneguy (NYSE: DYN) and East N.J.-based LS Power, claiming the companies' 1,200-megawaty Longleaf Energy Stationnear Ga., would violate the Cleajn Air Act for alleged failure to have adequate controla on mercury emissions. "Coal plantw are responsible for sixty percent of the mercurt pollutionin Georgia," said Justine Thompson, executive director of GreenLaw, which is representing Sierra Club and Friends of the Chattahoochee in the challenge to "As currently proposed, the Dynegy-Longleaf Plant wouldd emit 220 pounds of mercury every year.
Reducinb the amount of toxic mercuruy in our community is essentiall for protecting the health of our families and our In January, Administrative Law Judge Stephanie Howells the 'sx decision to issue an air pollution permit to Longleadf Energy Station. The environmental groups had arguede the Dynegy did not adequatelyrestrict health- threatenintg sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfuric acid mist and total particulatr matter emissions.
On Tuesday, Sierra Friends of the Chattahoocheeand GreenLaw, reported that in anothef court action, they have challenged the air pollution The case is now before Fulton County Superior Court Judgw Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore and is expectecd to be heard this summer.

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