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NewsEPA Reinterprets ‘Ambient Air,’ Further Tweaks New Source Review
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a change to a long-standing policy interpreting “ambient air”—a foundational concept under the Clean Air Act that applies to all types of air pollution, from ground-level ozone, particulate matter, and greenhouse gases. While the agency framed the change as part of a suite of actions to reform New Source […]
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CoalDuke Energy to Shutter Three Coal Units, Resolve Drawn-Out Clean Air Act Lawsuit
Duke Energy has settled a 15-year-old lawsuit for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act when it made modifications at 13 coal-fired power units in North Carolina. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) original case filed in 2000 focused on 25 Duke Energy coal units. As it has in more than […]
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RenewablesIPL to Retire or Repower Coal Units in Iowa Under PSD Settlement With Feds
Interstate Power and Light (IPL) will be forced to spend $620 million to retire 10 coal-fired units and retire, refuel, or install pollution controls at several others in Iowa under a settlement reached with the federal government. The Alliant Energy subsidiary has long anticipated the settlement announced on July 15 by the Environmental Protection Agency […]
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CoalDOJ Files to Enforce Luminant’s Alleged NSR Violations at Big Brown, Martin Lake
An enforcement action filed in federal district court by the Department of Justice last week alleges Luminant Generating Co. made unauthorized changes to its Big Brown and Martin Lake coal-fired power plants in Texas that violated the Clean Air Act. The case filed under seal in the Northern District of Texas (Dallas division) follows a […]
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