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The state Air Quality Board on Wednesday formally upheld the air-pollution permit for a new coal-fired power plant in the central Utah community of Sigurd.
The unanimous vote triggers a 30-day clock for the plant's opponents, the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club and a Sevier County group called Save Our Air and Resources, to decide if they want to file suit in court to fight the air permit for the plant.
Sevier Power Company initially received its state-issued permit to emit certain levels of pollutants in October 2004, but the proposal has been in appeal ever since.
Bruce Taylor, an owner of the proposed plant, welcomed the ruling.
He added that he expects another appeal. "And we will fight through that," he said. - Judy Fahys
