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15,
2012:
The Republic
Texas judge finds flaws in state-issued air permit for proposed coal-fired power plant
HOUSTON — State environmental regulators did not follow federal guidelines when they issued an air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Gulf Coast, and a Texas judge indicated the paperwork is too flawed for construction to begin.
8,
2012:
caller.com
Las Brisas hearing addresses issues with proposed petroleum coke-fueled electricity plant
AUSTIN — The legal battle over the proposed Las Brisas power plant continued Monday in a hearing where both sides argued the merits of a state-issued air permit in a case with growing implications for the future of coal-based energy.
26,
2012:
CBS News
Sierra Club back in court over Miss. Power plant
JACKSON, Miss. — The Sierra Club of Mississippi is arguing in court that Mississippi Power Co. should assume the risk of building a new coal power plant, rather than customers, while an appeal trying to stop the project goes through the courts.
24,
2012:
Associated Press
PSC approves Mississippi Power's Kemper coal plant
JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to give new approval for Mississippi Power Co.'s coal-fired power plant in Kemper County, pushing aside opponents' calls for a fresh look at the plant's finances.
19,
2012:
The Telegraph
Plant Washington gets new financing
Power4Georgians, a consortium of Georgia electric cooperatives developing an 850-megawatt coal-fired power plant near Sandersville, announced Thursday a new financial partner to finance the project's development.
12,
2012:
htrnews.com
Plan shelved to convert power plant to coal
BATON ROUGE, La. (WTW) — Low natural gas prices and plentiful gas supplies have put aside plans to convert a gas-fired power plant to New Roads to coal power.
6,
2012:
Sierra Club
Sierra Club Spearheads Largest-Ever Reforestation of Abandoned Mine Lands in Kentucky
Over two March weekends in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, hundreds of volunteers including a large Sierra Club contingent launched the largest reforestation project on abandoned mine lands in the state's history.
6,
2012:
reporternews
EPA proposal to cut greenhouse gas likely wouldn't derail Tenaska plant
New regulations proposed last week by the Environmental Protection Agency would require coal-fired power plants to capture and mitigate carbon dioxide emissions, but the regulations shouldn't derail the proposed Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center near Sweetwater, a company official said Thursday.
1,
2012:
The Marietta Daily Journal
Four new Cobb EMC directors elected
MARIETTA — Four more seats on the Cobb EMC board of directors are now in new hands, and two more will be settled in unprecedented runoff elections on April 21.
30,
2012:
Associated Press
PSC lets Miss. Power coal plant to proceed for now
Utility regulators voted 2-1 Friday to let Mississippi Power Co. continue building its Kemper County coal-fired power plant -- for now.