| Feds: Keep power plant open,
reduce emissions June 2 -- Mirant Corp. must address environmental concerns at its Alexandria, Va., power plant, which the U.S. Department of Energy required to stay open last year despite pollution concerns. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an administrative order June 2 calling for Mirant Potomac River LLC to comply with national air quality standards for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter. Mirant shut the plant down Aug. 24 because it could not comply with air quality standards. It restarted limited operations at the plant Sept. 21. In December, the DOE issued an order requiring the plant to operate to prevent possible blackouts in Washington. The EPA is requiring the company use sulfur dioxide emission controls and operate six new sulfur dioxide monitoring stations in the area.
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