Legal Opinion
Bowers v. Pollution Control Hearings Board
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 4, 2000No. 44838-2-IPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
Appellant Gregory Bowers seeks to overturn an order issued by the Southwest Air Pollution Control Authority (SWAPCA) and affirmed by the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB). The order directed the Centralia Power Plant to reduce its emissions of four pollutants, including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. SWAPCA issued the order pursuant to the Washington Clean Air Act, which requires all existing sources of air pollutants in the state to control their emissions by using “reasonably available control technology” (RACT).
Bowers raised a host of challenges before the PCHB. The crux of his…
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