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20,
2012:
chron.com
Matagorda County coal plant developer fights new EPA rules
Analysts predicted early retirement for some coal-fired power plants when the Environmental Protection Agency issued new limits on emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants last year.
15,
2012:
chron.com
Planned Coastal Bend power plant in jeopardy
A Travis County judge has stalled plans for a Corpus Christi power plant after finding flaws in the air pollution permit issued by state regulators.
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.
28,
2012:
Sun Herald
PSC requests proposals for Kemper Co. coal plant
JACKSON, Miss. -- State utility regulators have asked Mississippi Power Co. and the Sierra Club to submit proposals on how to proceed with the Kemper County coal-fired power plant.
25,
2012:
Casper Star-Tribune
Wyoming coal-to-gasoline plant one of only two under way in U.S.
Other than a few signs on the side of a Carbon County gravel road and a small poured concrete pad, there’s not much to see at what could be the future home of the nation’s first coal-to-gasoline plant.
23,
2012:
Sun Herald
Environmental groups want coal-plant construction to stop
JACKSON -- Environmental groups have asked regulators and the state Supreme Court to stop construction at Mississippi Power Company’s $2.7 billion coal power plant in Kemper County.
15,
2012:
Coshocton Tribune
Regulators told to provide details on decision
JACKSON, Miss. (WTW) — The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state regulators failed to lay out their reasoning clearly when they eased the financial terms under which Mississippi Power Co. could build what it calls Plant Ratcliffe in Kemper County.
4,
2012:
natchezdemocrat.com
Natchez no longer fits Rentech’s strategy
In a routine annual report, Rentech said it has abandoned plans to bring a multi-million dollar coal-to-liquid plant to Natchez.