Major industry groups have stepped up efforts to scuttle new EPA rules that require curbs on emissions of mercury and other air toxics from coal-fired power plants.
The rule’s formal publication Thursday (EPA had already unveiled the regulation late last year) gave groups the green light to sue.
The North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, the voice of North Dakota business, is proud to have joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s recent launch of a statewide television ad blitz and grassroots communications campaign. The ad highlights ND Congressman Rick Berg’s support for the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that would create jobs in the state and increase America’s energy security.
The NRC, America's nuclear power regulatory board, has given the go ahead to two new reactors in Georgia. Industry advocates call the decision 'historic,' but it had a prominent critic.
The National Regulatory Agency announced it had given Southern Co. the OK to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia, making it the first new nuclear power plant approved in a generation.
WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4 to 1 on Thursday to grant a license to build and operate two reactors at a nuclear plant in Georgia, a crucial threshold for an industry that has not had a new start since 1978.
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