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Clean Air

GreenLaw helped halt a coal-fired power plant that would have emitted 9 million tons of Carbon Dioxide - the same emissions as 1.5 million cars driving 12,000 miles each year.

Clean Water

GreenLaw prevented almost one ton of plastic from being dumped into the Oconee River each year by a newsprint recycling company in Dublin.

Environmental Justice

GreenLaw’s actions stopped a grain mill from emitting illegal and dangerous particles that covered a disadvantaged African-American community for decades.

 
Dynegy Pulls the Plug on Georgia’s Longleaf Coal-fired Plant
January 5, 2009 – The first news of 2009 for coal plants sounded like a death knell, and that was music to the ears of Georgians working for new, cleaner, smarter energy. On January 2, Dynegy, Inc., one of the nation’s main merchant coal energy producers, announced that it was pulling out of its agreement with New-Jersey-based LS Power to build four coal-fired power plants, including the Longleaf Energy Station proposed for Early County, Georgia. Dynegy says it will still try to build the two plants it has under construction in Arizona and Texas.
Court of Appeals Agrees to Consider Coal-fired Power Plant
The Court of Appeals agreed to accept the Application for Discretionary Appeal that had been filed by Dynegy and the State of Georgia challenging the decision of the Fulton County Superior Court denying the permit for a new coal-fired power plant in Georgia. GreenLaw attorneys expressed confidence that the decision of the Superior Court Judge is correct on the points of law. View Summary of the Superior Court Final Order. View Timeline
US Treasury Called Upon to Investigate Taxpayer Subsidies for Risky Coal Plants
GreenLaw, Sierra Club and Friends of the Chattahoochee welcomed a call by New York City’s Comptroller for an investigation of taxpayer subsidies for risky, old-fashioned coal-burning electric power plants such as the Longleaf Energy Station (Longleaf). In a letter to the United States Treasury Department, New York Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. urged a review of policies that permit tax-exempt bonds to pay for dirty, coal-burning power plants.

 Early County Longleaf Coal-Fired Power Plant - Facts and Timeline
Learn more about the case and the irreversible negative impact that the coal-fired Power plant in Early county will have on Georgia's air quality. According to statements made by the energy company, electricity generated from this plant may not even be sold to the residents and businesses of Georgia.
Groups Challenge New Proposed Power Plant near Macon
February 22, 2008 - Today GreenLaw attorneys, acting on behalf of over a dozen citizen groups, raised serious questions about a newly proposed 854-megawatt coal-fired power plant to be built in Sandersville, 60 miles east of Macon. GreenLaw’s comments on the application from Power4Georgians, LLC for permission to pollute the air are being submitted to the state Environmental Protection Division (EPD) at a time when citizens in every state across the nation are questioning the safety and efficiency of generating electric energy from burning pulverized coal.
 		 
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