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Archive for May 2, 2007

EPA Air Plan Done for Four Corners Plant

Associated Press

A clean air plan that regulates emissions for the Four Corners Power Plant in northwestern New Mexico has been finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The plan announced Tuesday includes stricter limits on sulfur dioxide and it sets federal limits on nitrogen oxides, total particulate matter and opacity. The plant, which is on the Navajo Nation southwest of here, must also meet dust control requirements…

“Since the Four Corners plant will be emitting over 20,000 tons less sulfur dioxide per year than in the recent past, this action ensures that citizens in the Four Corners area will have cleaner air to breathe and that visibility will be improved,”….
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