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Moore rules on greenhouse gas emissions
Georgia judge finds that coal plant must obtain emissions permit from state EPA |
Joseph Romm |
30 Jun 2008 |
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| The AP has the bombshell news. A judge has finally used the Supreme Court decision that carbon dioxide is a pollutant: The construction of a coal-fired power plant in Georgia was halted Monday when a judge ruled that the plant's builders must first obtain a permit from state regulators that limits the amount of carbon dioxide emissions. Read Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore's ruling [PDF]. What did the judge find? E&E News ($ ... |
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| Topics: climate, coal, Georgia, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics (all these topics) |
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