EPA WEIGHS PROVIDING ADVANCED COAL PLANTS WITH NOX EMISSIONS RELIEF

EPA is weighing whether to temporarily free electric utilities proposing new power plants using advanced coal gasification technology from a requirement to install add-on emissions controls that are often employed to curb nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from more conventional facilities, according to agency and other sources. The deliberation is occurring as industry sources and environmentalists say a pending permit in Illinois could establish a precedent in favor of requiring the add-on emissions control technology, selective catalytic reduction (SCR), at new...