Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 14:27.
At the beginning of her excellent testimony for Earth Day Coalition, Chris Trepal makes an important point about MCCO licensing - MCCO is not currently licensed to operate their coal burning facility in University Circle - a minimum expectation of good corporate citizens, Trepal points out...
In prior introductory briefing comments from the EPA, the audience was informed the MCCO plant license had expired in 1998, I believe, meaning they have operated without a license for over a decade.
The EPA briefing stated in that time MCCO has had operating violations.
An expert at the Sierra Club, in Austin, Texas, who I consulted on overall pollution monitoring and regulatory concerns here, indicated legal action should be taken against MCCO for violation of the Federal Clean Air Act for operating without a license, and I was told the fines are considerable.... I believe I was told over $37,000 a day.
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Chris Trepal makes an important point about MCCO licensing
At the beginning of her excellent testimony for Earth Day Coalition, Chris Trepal makes an important point about MCCO licensing - MCCO is not currently licensed to operate their coal burning facility in University Circle - a minimum expectation of good corporate citizens, Trepal points out...
In prior introductory briefing comments from the EPA, the audience was informed the MCCO plant license had expired in 1998, I believe, meaning they have operated without a license for over a decade.
The EPA briefing stated in that time MCCO has had operating violations.
An expert at the Sierra Club, in Austin, Texas, who I consulted on overall pollution monitoring and regulatory concerns here, indicated legal action should be taken against MCCO for violation of the Federal Clean Air Act for operating without a license, and I was told the fines are considerable.... I believe I was told over $37,000 a day.
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