Ladywriter
October 22nd, 2007, 07:42 AM
TOPEKA, Kan. - A utility company and state lawmakers are vowing to challenge the rejection of a permit for two coal-fired power plants in Kansas where the state's top environmental regulator cited emissions of carbon dioxide.The ruling could have an impact across the country and was hailed as a victory by environmental groups that warn the plants contribute dangerously to global warming.
“As far as I know, this is the first time an air permit for a coal-fired power plant has been denied based on concerns about the impact of carbon dioxide emissions (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21378777/#) on human health and the environment,” Nick Persampieri, an attorney in Denver for the environmental group Earthjustice, said Friday. “We think it is a big deal.”
The case will be used as a precedent elsewhere, he predicted.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21378777/
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“As far as I know, this is the first time an air permit for a coal-fired power plant has been denied based on concerns about the impact of carbon dioxide emissions (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21378777/#) on human health and the environment,” Nick Persampieri, an attorney in Denver for the environmental group Earthjustice, said Friday. “We think it is a big deal.”
The case will be used as a precedent elsewhere, he predicted.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21378777/
good. its about time somebody grew some nads and told these polluters NO!