California Supreme Court
Aug. 17, 2011
Court allows power plant to operate
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a natural gas power plant on the coast near Monterey can operate despite environmentalist's concerns that the facility is harming a delicate ecosystem.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a natural gas power plant on the coast near Monterey can operate, despite environmentalists' concerns that the facility is harming a delicate ecosystem.
In a unanimous opinion, the court held that state regulators properly used a cost-benefit analysis under the federal Clean Water Act when weighing what sort of cooling system the plant should use.
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