Air Permit For New Coal-Fired Power Plant in Hempstead County Approves

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday approved an air permit for Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s planned $1.5 billion coal-fired power plant in Hempstead County.
The state Public Service Commission approved the 600-megawatt John W. Turk Jr. Power Plant last year, but SWEPCO’s application for an air permit had been under review for more than [...]

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