D.C. Mayor Vince Gray said Thursday that he is concerned about sulfur dioxide coming from the Potomac River Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Alexandria.
A new report by the Sierra Club says most of the plant’s emissions are entering the atmosphere over D.C.’s Ward 8.
“I’m deeply concerned about this report,” Gray said in a statement. “It is my sincere hope that the parties responsible will step up and do what’s right for the environment.”
The company that owns the plant pledged $34 million for pollution controls in 2008 in an agreement with the city of Alexandria.
