NRG’s Waukegan Coal Plant: Nearly A Decade Polluting Lake County Without A Permit
ZION, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015. Tonight, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) heard from an estimated 200 Lake County residents demanding stronger air protections from New Jersey-based NRG Energy’s Waukegan coal-fired power plant. Originally built in 1923 and currently using boilers over 50 years old, the plant’s two outdated operating units burn coal and pollute Lake County. The Waukegan coal plant has polluted…
