JULY 2008
ECO-Action is proud to announce victory after months of hearings:
Judge Halts First Coal-Fired Power Plant Proposed in over Twenty Years in Georgia: Public Health and Global Warming Concerns Prevail over Profits
Atlanta, GA (June 30, 2008) – Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore issued a decision today effectively halting construction of the first coal-fired power plant proposed in Georgia in over 20 years. The decision overturns an administrative court's ruling that affirmed the state Environmental Protection Division's (EPD) decision to issue an air pollution permit for Dynegy's Longleaf plant. In practical terms, Dynegy cannot begin construction of the plant unless it can obtain a valid permit from EPD that complies with the Court's ruling. The Judge held that EPD must limit the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the plant, a decision that will have far-reaching implications nationwide; this is the first time since the April 2, 2007, Supreme Court decision requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate CO2 that a court has applied that standard to CO2 from an industrial source rather than from motor vehicles.
For Information please visit The New York Times.
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