Victory on Kalama!
In a victory for the environment and utility customers, Washington state utility regulators halted the permitting for a proposed coal-fueled power plant in southwest Washington.
In a victory for the environment and utility customers, Washington state utility regulators halted the permitting for a proposed coal-fueled power plant in southwest Washington.
The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) ruled that Energy Northwest’s proposed coal-gasification plant in Kalama lacks a legal plan for permanently storing (“sequestering”) the massive amount of climate-damaging carbon dioxide it would emit. EFSEC refused to further consider the permit application unless and until Energy Northwest crafts an acceptable sequestration plan.
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