Delaware Says West Virginia Power Plant Fouls Air, Files Air Act Petition With EPA

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Delaware filed a Clean Air Act petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against the Harrison Power Station in Haywood, W.Va., the second time in as many months the state has petitioned federal authorities over air pollution from an out-of-state power plant, the state announced Aug. 9. "West Virginia's emissions significantly impact Delaware-and we are petitioning EPA to reduce that impact," David Small, secretary of Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, said in a statement Aug. 9. Emissions from the power station "significantly contribute to Delaware's non-attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS)," the petition says.