July 14, 2007--Council: No to Desert Rock resolution singles out effect on air quality (Cortez Journal)
Cortez city councilors unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Desert Rock Energy Project at their regular meeting Tuesday night. The decision came just a week after Durango City Council passed a similar resolution calling on the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to scrap plans for the 1,500-megawatt, coal-fired power plant south of Shiprock, N.M. La Plata County also passed a similar resolution. City Manager Hal Shepherd said he opposes Desert Rock because of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lax enforcement of emissions at Four Corners Power Plant in Fruitland, N.M., and compromised air quality in Cortez. The region does not need another power plant, he said. Susan Thomas, Dolores River coordinator with the San Juan Citizens Alliance in Cortez praised the city’s move.
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