EPA REPORT TOUTS IGCC BENEFITS DESPITE DENYING BACT DETERMINATION

EPA's new report on integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), the clean coal emissions technology that proponents say is critical to capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and limiting other emissions, is strongly touting the technology's benefits even though the agency in 2005 stopped short of recommending IGCC for clean air permits. The agency released the report in the midst of settlement talks with environmentalists over its recommendation. An environmentalist say activists are pressing the agency to issue guidance that would limit the...