NJDEP News Release: NJDEP wins federal battle over polluting Pennsylvania plant


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The federal Environmental Protection Agency accepted New Jersey’s Clean Air Act petition that seeks to force a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant to dramatically reduce harmful air pollutants that drift over the Delaware River and into North Jersey, and which has caused longstanding public health concerns for residents living in that region, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin announced today.

The EPA, in accepting the State’s petition, has proposed a rule to require the power plant, operated by GenOn Energy (formerly Reliant or RRI Energy) in Portland, Pa., to cut its sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions by 81 percent over a three-year period, significantly reducing pollutants that can aggravate asthma and cause other respiratory difficulties.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 4/3/2011 10:00 AM
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