EPA nears deal with Wyo. over massive coal plant
The Jim Bridger facility, one of the biggest U.S. emitters, would convert two coal units to gas if the agreement doesn't collapse.
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The Jim Bridger facility, one of the biggest U.S. emitters, would convert two coal units to gas if the agreement doesn't collapse.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the availability of prepublication documents which: Approves revisions to the State of Arkansas’s Clean Air Plan for Regional Haze (and withdrawing the Federal Implementation Plan) Approves Arkansas’s Interstate Visibility Transport Provisions Both prepublication documents will be published in an upcoming Federal Register volume. The Federal Regional Haze Program is driven by 169A of the Clean Air Act. Congress sought to address visibility in mandatory Class I areas in which an impairment results from manmade air poll...
The coal-fired Craig Station power plant is operated by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. Colorado air regulators won’t accelerate the closure of coal power plants after all. On Wednesday, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted to reverse an earlier plan to close three coal units by 2029, a year ahead of voluntary plans from power companies. The about-face followed objections from utilities and the Colorado Energy Office, which is coordinating Gov. Jared Polis’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The move came as an immediate disappointment to envir...