Environmentalists ask EAB to scrap Arizona gas utility's air permit

Environmentalists are petitioning EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to scrap an Arizona county's air permit granted to a natural gas-fired power plant for installation of liquid fuel engines, claiming the permit is not “enforceable,” but the plant's operator and the county are fighting the case. In the case, In re: Tucson Electric Power Irvington/H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station , Sierra Club is asking EAB to reject the “minor source” air permit granted by the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality...