Hearings Begin on NM Pollution Control

From forbes.com - The state was scheduled for hearings Wednesday on a plan to reduce the rate hikes New Mexico electric customers will face for federally mandated pollution controls at a coal-fired plant. The state Environmental Improvement Board has proposed a $77 million plan for improvements to meet new Environmental Protection Agency directives, which it estimates will cost the Public Service Company of New Mexico ( PNM - news - people ) customers about $11 a year, according to the Albuquerque Journal.  That compares to an EPA plan that officials estimate would cost ratepayers about $85 a year.  More News New Mexico

Hearings Begin on NM Pollution Control