Thursday, June 16, 2011

EPA To Address Haze Issues in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana and North Dakota

In a settlement with conservation groups, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to give final approval next year of plans to address haze in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana and North Dakota. Marsha Sears reports…






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A judge must still approve the settlement filed last week in federal court in Denver. WildEarth Guardians and others had said the EPA violated the Clean Air Act when it missed deadlines to approve the states' plans for addressing air pollution or to develop federal plans for the states. WildEarth Guardians said Tuesday the states' proposals would retire or retrofit at least 18 coal-fired power plants. The settlement includes deadlines for the EPA to give final approval of the haze plans in 2012 and for the federal government to pay WildEarth Guardians almost 24 thousand dollars for litigation costs..

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