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EPA to Supreme Court: Take a hike!
EPA gives permit to new Utah coal plant; Waxman cries foul |
Brian Beutler |
19 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Given the opportunity last month to adhere to the Supreme Court's findings in the case of Massachusetts vs. EPA, the EPA chose instead to completely ignore the ruling and proceed as if the case had never been heard. It issued a permit to Deseret Power to construct a 110-megawatt coal-fired power unit at an existing power plant in Uintah County, Utah. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today sent a letter t ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, litigation, politics, US EPA, Utah (all these topics) |
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