Statement: State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) Delays Coal Plant Hearings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jim Marston, Environmental Defense, (512) 289-5293
Amy Hardberger, Environmental Defense, (512) 691-3437
(Austin, TX – February 21, 2007) - The following statement can be attributed to Jim Marston, regional director of Environmental Defense:
“We commend the administrative judges for applying the brakes to the TXU steamroller. We obviously think TXU’s building blitz should be delayed permanently, but we’re happy to have 120 extra days to line up our expert witnesses and prepare our briefs. The delay also shows that even the State Office of Administrative Hearings is not comfortable with a compressed schedule. It’s an enormous case, and environmental watchdog groups like ours will put the four months to good use.”
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