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Southern Illinois power plant may have violated federal law for over a decade, judge says

1 year 2 months ago
A United States District Court judge recently said that the Prairie State Generating Co.'s coal-fired power plant 30 miles outside Belleville may have violated federal law for over a decade. Magistrate Judge Reona Daly said the plant failed to secure a required permit under the Clean Air Act for more than 10 years. The Title V operating permit is required for any major source of air pollutant emissions. "The Court would be remiss to deny Defendant’s Motion without acknowledging a very fair point…
Hunter Bassler