Saturday, 05 Feb 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected parts of an air permit issued by Illinois regulators for US Steel Corporation's Granite City Works and sent the permit back to the state.
The Illinois EPA issued the permit in September 2009. The Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University School of Law filed an appeal with the EPA a month later on behalf of American Bottom Conservancy, a Metro East based environmental group.
The group challenged the permit on dozens of points, including that it excluded the impact of a newly built coke plant and failed to state how the emissions from the plant would be monitored under the federal Clean Air Act.
Ms Kathy Andria executive director of American Bottom Conservancy said that "Consistent monitoring is important to ensure that US Steel Granite City Works is not emitting toxic air pollutants at an unsafe level."
Ms Maggie Carson spokeswoman at Illinois EPA said that the agency plans to reissue the permit but could not discuss specific issues.(sourced:stltoday.com)
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More liberal bullshit. Get out of our way. We need jobs ! Would someone please show obama the exit door !
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