August 26, 2009 - Today, over thirty organizations registered their opposition to the Longleaf Energy Station coal fired power plant by submitting amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs with the Georgia Supreme Court. A wide array of local, state and national organizations raised concerns about the impact of this ill-advised coal plant on the economy, public health, national parks, minority communities, agriculture, and more.
View list of organizations that filed briefs.
I. Topic The Impact of Air Pollution on Minority Populations
II. Topic PM2.5 and Its Impact on Prescribed Burning
III. Topic Impact of Coal Plants on National Parks
IV. Topic CO2, Global Warming, IGCC and Public Health Impacts
V. Topic Procedural Barriers to Fair Hearings
VI. Topic CO2 Emissions, Global Warming, Public Health