Environmentalists Challenge State's Weak Adherence to Clean Air Act's Permitting Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jim Marston, Environmental Defense, 512.478.5161 or 512.289.5293;
Ilan Levin, Environmental Integrity Project, 512.619.7287;
Timothy Ballo, Earthjustice, 202. 667.4500;
Neil Carman, Sierra Club, 512.288.5772 or 512.477.1729
Media Contact:
Chris Smith, Environmental Defense, 512.691.3451-w or 512.659.9264-c or csmith@environmentaldefense.org
(Austin – January 17, 2008) The state of Texas violates the Clean Air Act and its own State Implementation Plan through repeated weak permitting decisions concerning new coal plants and other large polluting facilities, according to a petition filed today with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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