PEORIA, Ill., Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois
Power Resources Generating, LLC (IPRG), an affiliate of Luminant,
the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and
Respiratory Health Association (RHA) are seeking approval of a
proposed settlement of a Clean Air Act lawsuit brought by
environmental organizations in 2013. The proposed settlement is
subject to review and comment by the Department of Justice and
USEPA, and review, approval and entry by the U.S. District Court
for the Central District of Illinois. If approved and entered by the
Court, the proposed settlement would provide for retirement of the
Edwards plant by the end of 2022 (subject to regulatory approval)
and millions of dollars in funding for projects that benefit
Peoria-area communities.
In response, Sierra Club, NRDC, and RHA
released the following joint statement:
"The proposed settlement announced today is an important
milestone in improving air quality for families in Peoria and Central
Illinois and allows an important period of time to support
transition needs of the community and workers. We hope the
Court will approve the settlement, and we look forward to working
with the people of Peoria and
surrounding communities to develop and implement the beneficial
projects the settlement provides for."
In response, IPRG released the following
statement:
"The proposed settlement resolves a long-running lawsuit while
providing three years of certainty for the more than 70 employees
working at the Edwards plant and, importantly, a transition period
for the community to plan for the plant closure. IPRG and Edwards
look forward to continuing to provide reliable power for
Illinois for the next three years
while supporting the communities where our employees live and
work."
About Luminant
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra
Energy (NYSE: VST), is a competitive power generation business,
including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and development
operations. Luminant has approximately 41,000 megawatts of
generation across 12 states, powered by a diverse portfolio of
natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery storage facilities.
The company operates in six of the seven competitive markets in the
U.S. Vistra Energy is a premier, integrated power company based in
Texas, combining an innovative,
customer-centric approach to retail with a focus on safe, reliable,
and efficient power generation. Visit luminant.com and
vistraenergy.com for additional information.
About Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America's
largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization,
with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to
protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the
healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean
energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife,
and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism,
public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information,
visit www.sierraclub.org.
About Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit
environmental organization with more than 3 million members and
online activists. Since 1970, our lawyers, scientists, and other
environmental specialists have worked to protect the world's
natural resources, public health, and the
environment. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Chicago,
Bozeman, MT, and Beijing. Visit us
at www.nrdc.org and follow us on Twitter @NRDC.
About Respiratory Health Association
Respiratory
Health Association (RHA) has been a public health leader in
Illinois since 1906. RHA is
committed to preventing lung disease, promoting clean air and
helping people live better through education, research and policy
change. We are one of the state's leading experts on the
health consequences of air pollution and strong advocates for clean
air protection and management policies. For more information, visit
www.resphealth.org.
Media Contacts:
Illinois Power Resources Generating: Meranda Cohn, media.relations@luminant.com,
214.875.8004
Sierra Club: Renner Barsella, renner.barsella@sierraclub.org,
217.390.9394
Natural Resources Defense Council: Ivan
Moreno, imoreno@nrdc.org, 312.651.7932
Respiratory Health Association: Erica
Krutsch, ekrutsch@resphealth.org, 312.628.0225
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