August 15, 2008--Groups petition to stop Desert Rock permit (Cortez Journal)
In a joint petition filed today, a coalition of Navajo and conservation groups accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of bypassing scientific review and pushing through approval of a permit for the proposed Desert Rock coal-fired power plant. The group requested a withdrawal of the permit, which authorized the construction of a 1,500-megawatt plant on Navajo land near Farmington, N.M., on July 31.
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