Feds orders Ga. to fix dust plans at power plants

Published May 8, 2014 8:25pm ET



ATLANTA (AP) — Federal environmental officials are requiring that Georgia regulators better explain how a major utility will prevent dust from escaping coal-fired power plants.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy ruled that Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division did not include enough information in the permits for five power plants to explain how they would prevent coal dust particles from escaping the site.

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