Wyoming Haze Suits Test EPA’s Stance On Power Plants’ SCR Costs

November 2, 2022
In a test for EPA, the electric utility sector and environmental groups are again sparring over the stringency of Wyoming’s longstanding plans to reduce haze-forming emissions from power plants, as environmentalists seek to force use of costly selective catalytic reduction (SCR) while plant operator PacifiCorp seeks to avoid use of the technology. In recent filings with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, PacifiCorp criticizes an EPA federal implementation plan (FIP) for haze reduction as imposing unreasonably tough...


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