DOE ADVISERS SEEK CLEAN AIR ACT RELIEF FOR CUTTING-EDGE COAL PLANTS

A sweeping report by the National Coal Council (NCC), an advisory group to the Energy Department (DOE), is recommending Clean Air Act exemptions to encourage development of cutting-edge plants that gasify coal or turn it into liquid fuel. The report says exempting coal-to-liquid and coal-to-gas facilities from emissions offset requirements in two key air act programs -- new source review (NSR), which requires facilities to install modern pollution controls, and national ambient air quality standards, which limit the amount of...