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Hunting Group Sues to Stop Work on SWEPCO Plant

posted 11:29 am Tue May 13, 2008 - Texarkana

tags: swepco • hearing • lawsuit • coal

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A hearing is set for Thursday on whether a temporary restraining order should be issued to stop construction work at the site of a coal-fired power plant in southwest Arkansas.

The Hempstead County Hunting Club filed a lawsuit to stop Southwestern Electric Power Co. from building its proposed plant near Fulton in Hempstead County. The hearing is set for 1:00 p.m. In federal court in Texarkana.

The group accused SWEPCO of failing to obtain the necessary permits for construction. The company has begun some site work for the plant, and Chief Operating Officer Venita McCellon-Allen says that's happened so they can begin construction as soon as they receive an air-quality permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

Opponents argue that the 600-megawatt plant would hurt the environment.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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