Illinois Pulls Permit To Weigh Novel EPA Call For CCS As GHG Control Option

Update Appended The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has taken the unusual step of withdrawing its air permit for a proposed coal gasification facility after EPA Region V officials urged the state to reconsider its decision rejecting carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) as best available control technology (BACT) for greenhouse gases (GHGs). EPA Region V Administrator Susan Hedman told state officials in a letter last month that agency guidance for determining BACT for GHGs allows for consideration of flexible...