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EPA Finalizes Steam Electric Power Plant Effluent Guidelines
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized revisions to technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and standards, setting the first federal limits on the levels of toxic metals in wastewater discharges from steam electric power plants. The new rule sets stringent new… Read More

The Shifting Fates of Coal Markets, Coal Mining, and Coal Power
Despite media headlines and coal industry hand-wringing, reports of coal’s death have been greatly exaggerated, to adapt Mark Twain’s famous (but misquoted) comment. What’s more, some of the coal sector’s current suffering is the consequence of self-inflicted wounds. Throughout the… Read More

Announcement from POWER
Navigating Legal Implications of Power Industry Regulations
December 7 | Mirage Las Vegas
Register by Oct. 30 to receive the early bird rate: $195 Avi S. Garbow, General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will deliver the keynote address at a one-day conference hosted by POWER magazine. The conference will bring together an impressive lineup of experts in power sector legal issues to discuss recent changes in regulations affecting utilities and other power generators. Discussion panels will be moderated by the editors of POWER, and attendees will have an opportunity to meet and network with all speakers during a closing reception. LEARN MORE

EPA Issues Final NAAQS Ozone Rule at 70 ppb [UPDATED]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Oct. 1 released the final version of new National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, cutting the current limit of 75 ppb to 70 ppb. The move sets the stage for a battle… Read More

Xcel to Retire Two Units at Its Largest Coal-Fired Plant
Xcel Energy said on Oct. 2 that the company would accelerate its transition from coal power to cleaner energy sources by retiring two units at its Sherburne County Generating Plant (Sherco) in Becker, Minn. The decision is part of the… Read More

Georgia Power to Close All Coal Ash Ponds in Response to EPA CCR Rule
Georgia Power plans to close all 29 of its coal ash ponds to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) December 2014–finalized rule and forthcoming guidelines governing effluent limitations. The Southern Co. subsidiary will consult with state regulators, the Georgia Environmental… Read More

Duke Reaches Final Settlement with North Carolina on Coal Ash
Duke Energy announced on Sept. 29 that it had agreed to pay a $7 million fine to resolve all groundwater issues with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) relating to its 14 facilities in the state. The settlement… Read More

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