North Dakota to Argue Carbon Capture Not Demonstrated in Power Plan Lawsuit

摘要

North Dakota plans to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency determination that carbon capture is a readily available pollution control for power plants as part of its lawsuit challenging the new source performance standards for carbon dioxide (North Dakota v. EPA, D.C. Cir., No. 15-1381, statement of issues filed 11/27/15). North Dakota will argue that the EPA carbon dioxide performance standards for new and modified power plants (RIN 2060-AQ91) violate the requirements of Section 111 (b) of the Clean Air Act because they are "based on a technology or technologies that have not been adequately demonstrated and are not achievable," according to a statement of issues filed Nov. 27 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.