Kentucky Coal Plant Permit Stays Put, Groups Fume
Published Date: 8/28/2025
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Summary
The EPA said no to a request from several environmental groups who wanted to block a pollution permit for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Shawnee Fossil Plant in Kentucky. This means the plant can keep operating under its current air pollution rules without delay. No new costs or changes for the plant or community are coming right now.
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Shawnee Plant Permit Stays In Place
If you live near the Shawnee Fossil Plant in McCracken County, Kentucky, the EPA Administrator denied a petition on July 10, 2025 (the petition was filed December 20, 2024). That denial means the plant can keep operating under its current Clean Air Act title V operating permit without delay, and the EPA said there are no new costs or changes for the plant or community right now.
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