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Coal Plant Permit "Fires Up" Opposition From State, Citizens Groups

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Monday, August 18, 2008   

Santa Fe, NM - Federal agencies aren't known for being speedy, but at least seven conservation and citizens' groups say the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved far too quickly to sign off on an air quality permit for Desert Rock. The proposed coal-fired power plant in New Mexico received a permit last month.

Now the state government, along with these groups, is asking for a delay. Dailan Long, with the group Dine Care on the Navajo Reservation, believes the permit was pushed through without completing required analyses of the plant's potential effects on air quality and public health.

"The EPA gave us a death sentence with the issuance of the air quality permit. The agency did nothing to look after the well-being of surrounding communities. It was the EPA's political appointees, trying to hand out gifts to the industry before President Bush leaves office. They were very quick to endorse the Desert Rock Energy Project."

The seven groups have filed a petition for an extension, to give them additional time to review the permit and document what they see as its major deficiencies. The New Mexico State Attorney General's office has taken similar action, and state officials in Colorado have said they also may become involved.

The plant's developers and EPA argue that the permit issued is extremely strict, and that Desert Rock will use new technology to be one of the cleanest coal plants ever. Long and others remain unconvinced. They intend to protest the permit at the EPA office in San Francisco this week.



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