Monday, June 2, 2008
News Coal plant, environmentalists get day in court tomorrow
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:18 PM
Like breathing clean air? Don't want to inhale toxins? You might want to keep your eyes peeled on Fulton County Superior Court tomorrow.
Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore will hear arguments over whether coal power plants should regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant and harmful to humans. The argument stems from the state Environmental Protection Division's decision to issue an air pollution permit to Dynegy, the nation's largest plant builder, for its proposed plant in impoverished Early County. The 1,200-megawatt plant slated to be built on the banks of the Chattahoochee in southwest Georgia is estimated to emit 9 million tons of CO2 every year — the equivalent of 1.5 million cars driving 12,000 miles each year.
A group of environmental groups including the Sierra Club and the Friends of the Chattahoochee are fighting the plant. GreenLaw, an Atlanta-based environmental law firm, is arguing the case. The judge's ruling — which is expected within 30 days of the hearing — could halt or suspend the plant's construction.
The hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. at at the Fulton County Superior Court located at 185 Central Avenue, Atlanta, GA.
For more information about the case, click here.
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