Sierra Club Statement on FutureGen Decision from the Illinois Pollution Control Board

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014.   Today, the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) granted a motion for summary judgement on the Sierra Club’s challenge to the FutureGen coal plant project in Meredosia, Ill. The Board’s decision would allow the project to move forward without a proper permit or pollution limits. The Sierra Club intends to appeal IPCB’s decision, as it contradicts Illinois law as well as the federal Clean Air Act. The Board also failed to provide…