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Sunflower Coal Plant Permit

Case Number # 2777

A permit for the construction of a massive, coal-fired power plant in western Kansas was issued by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. This proposed plant will emit massive amounts of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, including mercury, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter. The plant will burn coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, and use water from the declining Ogallala Aquifer (also known as the High Plains Aquifer). Earthjustice is contesting the permit.

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Press Releases

Kansas Asked to Factor Global Warming in Coal Plant Decision
Friday, May 18, 2007
Carbon emissions from proposed Holcomb plant at issue
Coal Power Plant Waste Plan Opposed in Kansas
Monday, April 9, 2007
Industrial waste would be dumped in unlined pit near river
Coal Plant Expansion Challenged by Conservation Groups
Monday, April 2, 2007
Hearing sought on proposed Sunflower 2100-megawatt power plant near Holcomb, Kansas