NM power plant sued over pollution controls

From KOB-TV.com - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Owners of one of the nation's largest coal-fired power plants are being sued by a coalition of environmental groups over allegations the plant has failed to install the best available equipment to control pollution. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court by Earthjustice on behalf of the Sierra Club, the National Parks Conservation Association and a pair of Navajo groups. The groups are complaining the utilities that own and operate the 48-year-old Four Corners Power Plant have repeatedly violated the Clean Air Act by not updating pollution controls when making other modifications at the plant. The lawsuit is asking the court to force the plant to install state-of-the-art equipment to reduce emissions. Read more
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