OKLAHOMA CITY —
Attorney General Drew Edmondson wants the Environmental Protection Agency to review the process for permitting coal-fired power plants in Texas.
The attorney general said Friday he’s concerned that pollution from power plants in the permitting process and others already under construction will affect air quality in Oklahoma.
Edmondson, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has sent a letter to EPA regional administrator Dr. Alfredo Armendariz. In it, the attorney general questions the number of proposed plants and the process used to permit them.
Edmondson says the agency hasn’t adequately addressed the plants’ potential impacts on Oklahoma air quality.
Six applications for new coal-fired plants were pending before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on April 1. The agency has already permitted seven other plants.
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Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars
The two scientists, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the budget, said the cuts to the Mars missions are part of a proposed reduction of about $300 million in NASA’s $1.5 billion planetary science budget.
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Associated Press: Obama revamping birth control policy
Religious universities and hospitals that see contraception as an unconscionable violation of their faith can refuse to cover it, and insurance companies will then have to step in to do so.
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Storm drops snow on parts of northwestern Oklahoma
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2 Oklahoma schools on lockdown after abduction attempt
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Tourists find spiritual beauty in Judean Desert
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Air Force trains flight attendants for VIP trips
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Viral video: Grizzly bear cub, wolf cub play together
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Official: Oklahoma to be freed from No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind requires all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Obama's action strips away that fundamental requirement for those approved for flexibility, provided they offer a viable plan instead.
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