Va. alters power plant's mercury emissions permit

September 03, 2009

The Associated Press reports, “Richmond Circuit Judge Margaret Spencer last month sided with environmentalists who objected to the clause and invalidated the permit. She said the state Air Pollution Control Board had given Dominion too much flexibility in complying with the mercury discharge limit. Dominion said it had no objection to removal of the clause.” According to company spokesman Greg Edwards “the DEQ staff was able to do that without air board action.”

View Full Article

Stay Informed

Sign up to receive updates about America's energy future.

Sign up for our RSS feed RSS

See How Your State's Energy Usage Measures Up Against the Rest of the CountryBlog: Behind the Plug

Reports: Impacts of Rising Fuel Costs