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NRECA: EPA Too Hasty on Air RulePublished: December 23rd, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping new air toxics rule fails to provide sufficient compliance time for utilities and threatens to make electricity less affordable, NRECA CEO Glenn English... Read more
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NRECA Opposes EPA on N.D. HazePublished: December 8th, 2011
NRECA is siding with officials in North Dakota, and a coalition of electric cooperatives and businesses, in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to halt its plans to take over a regional air quality... Read more
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Pesticide Permit Rule Takes EffectPublished: November 18th, 2011
A new Environmental Protection Agency regulation that took effect November 1 will add an extra layer of paperwork for co-ops that apply pesticides and herbicides along rights of way. An effort by... Read more
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EPA Criticized on N.D. Haze EffortPublished: October 31st, 2011
Electric cooperative leaders gave the Environmental Protection Agency an earful on its attempt to overrule a regional air quality program in North Dakota, saying EPA’s approach is misguided, expensive and... Read more
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EPA Re-opens Small Generator ReviewPublished: October 27th, 2011
Electric cooperatives will get another opportunity to tell the Environmental Protection Agency about the key role small backup generators play in controlling demand for electricity at peak times. EPA... Read more
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NRECA Challenges EPA on Air RulePublished: October 13th, 2011
NRECA has petitioned a federal court for review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule governing emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide that cross state lines. The association... Read more
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NRECA: More Time Needed on EPA RulePublished: August 10th, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency has badly underestimated the time that electric utilities will need to comply with its controversial proposed rule to control hazardous air pollutants, NRECA told the... Read more