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Sebelius vetoes coal plant bill
For the third time, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday vetoed a bill that would have authorized construction of two coal-fired power plants in western Kansas.
The bill was the Legislature’s final attempt before adjournment to strip a state regulator of the discretion he used last year to reject — because of concerns about climate change — [...]
Next Action Kansas Coal Plant
Kansas lawmakers struggled to end the 2008 legislative session Saturday, mounting last-minute efforts to resurrect two rejected coal plants and passing the year’s health-care reform package.
But plans to adjourn the session fell apart after a dispute between the House and Senate over a final spending bill. Now lawmakers say they’ll return Monday, hoping to finish [...]
Regulation for Coal Plants Exploratio Project in Kansas (update)
Legislative leaders planned to try to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ veto of a bill allowing two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas after she rejected an alternative proposal Wednesday.
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. wants to build the plants outside Holcomb, in Finney County. The project has been blocked by Sebelius’ secretary of health and environment over [...]
Coal-Fired Plants Future In Southwest Kansas
Kan. governor to respond to Republican leaders ‘ultimatum’ on coal-fired plants.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she’ll respond to a new plan for allowing two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.
The Democratic governor has scheduled a news conference for 9 a.m. Wednesday. That’s just an hour before legislators reconvene after their annual spring break.
The Republican leaders who [...]
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. Proposed Coal Plant
Kansas leaders say they’re in talks to avoid a standoff between the Legislature and the governor’s administration over a rejected coal plant, but a compromise remains elusive.
That’s because both Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and critics of its proposed plant refuse to budge. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius shows no signs of backing down, and neither do her [...]
Coal Fired Power Plants a pair
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. filed a pair of lawsuits Friday seeking to overturn the state’s top environmental regulator’s denial of an air-quality permit for two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.
Sunflower filed one lawsuit in the Kansas Court of Appeals and another in Finney County District Court. Both seek to overturn a decision by [...]
Western Kansas coal plant denied
Citing concerns about global warming, Kansas’ top regulator today denied a long-awaited permit to build a controversial coal plant in western Kansas.
“I believe it would be irresponsible to ignore emerging information about the contribution of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to climate change and the potential harm to our environment and health if we [...]
Kan. Regulator Rejects Permit for 2 Coal Plants
Kansas’ top environmental regulator rejected a permit Thursday for two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas, a victory for environmentalists concerned about global warming.
The decision from Rod Bremby, secretary of health and environment, prevents Sunflower Electric Power Corp. from starting construction on its $3.6 billion project. The utility is expected to challenge the ruling.
Dispute Over Plans for Coal-Fired Plants
THE PLAN: Sunflower Electric Power Corp. proposed building three new, 700-megawatt coal-fired plants next to its existing 360-megawatt plant outside Holcomb.
THE OPPOSITION: Environmentalists worry the new plants would contribute significantly to global warming.
