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It is herewith proposed that MVCAC submit testimony in opposition to the
5-year extension of the permit for the Wellington gob burning power plant
in Fayette County, PA, just a few miles north of Morgantown. Please let
me know if you have comments. . . . . . . . Duane Nichols, MVCAC
Spokesperson.
Public Hearing on Plan to Construct
Waste Coal-Fired Power Plant in Greene County
On the evening of December 7th the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting and hear citizen testimony on
Wellington Development LLC's proposal to build a 525 megawatt waste-coal-fired
power plant in Nemacolin, Greene County, PA. If constructed, this
facility would serve as a massive new source of pollution for Greene County and
our region as a whole, including the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, Shenandoah
National Park, the James River Face Wilderness Area, Dolly Sods, and Otter
Creek Wilderness area.
Wellington first received a permit to build the facility in 2005. (Several
years ago GASP joined the Sierra Club, the National Parks Conservation
Association, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in an ultimately unsuccessful
legal effort to invalidate the 2005 permit). Five years later the plant
still has not been constructed. Wellington is now seeking a 5-year extension on
their construction permit. Our region is already out of attainment for
fine particulates and ozone. If built this project would impose an
additional air pollution burden on our region for decades to come.
The PADEP hearing is scheduled for December 7th at
United Mine Workers Hall
92 Pershing Boulevard
Nemacolin PA, 15351 _(map)_
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=izlefwcab&et=1104012270817&s=244&e=001fABDckg…
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An informational meeting will start at 6:00 p.m., public testimony will
start at 7:00 p.m.
Those wishing to present oral testimony during the hearing should contact
Community Relations Coordinator Katherine Gresh, at (412) 442-4000, before
December 7, 2010 to register. Commentators should provide three written
copies of their remarks to aid in transcription. Each commenter's oral
testimony shall be limited to 10 minutes.
More information on the project is available in the _Pennsylvania Bulletin
_
(http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=izlefwcab&et=1104012270817&s=244&e=001fABDckg…
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