North Dakota Scrubber Technology Prevails
Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on North Dakota Scrubber Technology Prevails
North Dakota’s preferred emission reduction technology, which is used to scrub power plant boilers, withstood an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenge that a technology that can be adopted across the country should be used. The U.S. District Court found that North Dakota’s choice in selective noncatalytic reduction technology, as opposed to the EPA’s preferred selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology, was reasonable and in accordance with due diligence principles, given the physical and chemical characteristics of the boilers involved. The full story is available here.
