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Article: Environmentalists Sue Over Dickerson Emissions
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- The Washington Post
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- July 22, 2005
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A coalition of environmental groups announced its intent to sue
the corporate owner of a Dickerson power plant yesterday, charging
that the plant's nitrogen emissions last winter violated federal law.
The Dickerson Generating Station, a coal-burning power plant in
northwest Montgomery County that supplies electricity to Pepco,
produced nearly 500 tons of nitrogen oxide this past winter,
exceeding daily limits established by the Clean Air Act, according to
the coalition, which includes the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the
Maryland Public Interest Research Group and the Chesapeake Climate
Action Network. The plant is owned by Atlanta-based Mirant Corp.
The coalition said that the tonnage is ...