Lawsuit against power plant dismissed

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A federal judge has dismissed an environmentalists? lawsuit that alleged a Maryland power plant operator was getting a free pass to pollute.

U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz dismissed four environmentalist groups? suit against Mirant, the Prince George?s County power plant operator, because the state had done enough to protect the environment against air pollution.

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