Groups plan to sue Dynegy for alleged coal ash leaks at Illinois plant site

摘要

Environmental groups are preparing to sue Dynegy Inc. subsidiary Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc. over alleged leaks of coal ash into a nearby river at its retired Vermilion Power Station in Illinois. On Jan. 31, Earthjustice sent a notice of intent to sue to Dynegy President and CEO Robert Flexon on behalf of Illinois clean water nonprofit Prairie Rivers Network, an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation. Earthjustice attorneys Thomas Cmar, Jennifer Cassel and Mychal Ozaeta threatened to file a citizen suit within a federal district court within 60 days if Dynegy fails to comply with its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, or NPDES, permit. They claim three unlined ash ponds at the Vermilion plant are illegally leaking coal ash into the Middle Fork, a stretch of the Vermilion River the state designated as its most scenic river.