Friday, February 2, 2007

Desert Rock Promises 90% Mercury Reduction

The controversial Desert Rock Energy plant proposed for the Four Corners area is promising a 90% reduction in mercury emissions but local groups are still skeptical partly because this is not in a formal operating permit.

"Without it being in the permit, it's not enforceable," said Mary Uhl of the Environment Department's Air Quality Bureau.
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Frank Maisano, spokesman for Sithe Global, said the agreement will be made formal. For example, he said, the company could enter into an agreed order - similar to a permit - with the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency.

You can read the full Arizona Daily Star article here.

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