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Hastings power plant one across country targeted by Sierra Club
Published Friday, May 09, 2008 at 05:41 AM
Hastings plant
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) _ An environmental group is looking into mercury pollution from several new coal-fired power plants across the country -- including one in Hastings. The Sierra Club says it wants to ensure the Whelan 2 Energy Plant and others have a plan in place that will limit mercury emissions. Citizens for Renewable Energy in Hastings says standards for new coal-fired power plants have not been as strict as they should be. Robin Vodehnal with Citizens for Renewable Energy says the Whelan 2 Energy Center should go beyond the minimal EPA standards to control mercury. Hastings Utilities officials say there are plans to install mercury emission controls on the new plant that will reduce mercury emissions by 90 percent.

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