LANSING, Mich. - Feb 18 - Sunday Gazette - Mail; Charleston, W.V.

A citizens group is suing to force the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions when considering proposed coal-fired power plants. Citizens for Environmental Inquiry, based in Presque Isle north of Alpena, says the law defines carbon dioxide as a pollutant. The group has been fighting a proposed coal plant near Rogers City. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality responds that neither state nor federal law requires carbon dioxide to be regulated at this point. The state is waiting for direction from the federal Environmental Protection Agency before deciding whether to continue with carbon dioxide rules. The DEQ has received five air permit applications for proposed coal-fired plants in Michigan.

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