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While we continue to wait and see if the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will grant an air quality permit to the Las Brisas power plant in Corpus Christi, the opposition holds strong.
In a letter to TCEQ dated June 2nd, the state administrative judges who heard the case, Tommy Broyles and Craig Bennett, stated that they “continue to stand by the findings, conclusions and recommendations” contained in their Proposal for Decision. While some issues may remain to be resolved, the argument over whether the proposed Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) boilers are subject to a case-by-case maximum achievable control technology (MACT) analysis appears to be a battle EDF has won. In fact, the valuable evidence presented by EDF was specifically referred to in their letter.
Once again EDF applauds the administrative judges for holding their ground and continues to oppose Las Brisas, as it threatens the health of people in the area and adds enormous quantities of carbon dioxide to the air. Already having several strikes against it, the Las Brisas permit application is clearly flawed and contains obvious deficiencies that violate the Clean Air Act. Read More
The proposed $3 billion petroleum coke-fired Las Brisas power plant in Corpus Christi suffered another setback Friday when the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) said two significant environmental questions were not adequately answered by the plant’s permit application.
Now we’re talkin’. Austin is already known as one of the “greenest” cities in the nation, and it looks like we’ll soon be even greener – and smarter, too.