New York Settles NSR Case Amid Stalled Federal Enforcement Talks

January 11, 2005
New York has announced landmark settlements over new source review (NSR) permit violations with two in-state power companies, with the utilities agreeing to historic pollution cuts. The settlement is also significant because it stems from the first NSR suit filed by a state against companies operating inside its borders, and comes as settlement talks between the federal government and other utilities have long been at a standstill. New York Gov. George Pataki (R) and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (D) made...


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