The hearing on the Las Brisas Energy Center, a $3 billion, 1,200-megawatt petroleum coke-fueled power plant proposed for the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, will be delayed until November. After that hearing, the judge will make a written recommendation to the three commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality about whether the air permit application meets standards. It would be the area’s largest investment and the largest source of some types of emissions. It has received preliminary approval.
The order setting hearing dates aligns more than 70 parties into nine groups for the purpose of streamlining the proceedings. The nine groups are Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, medical groups, Texas Clean Air, League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 1, Clean Economy Coalition, individuals, Citizens for Environmental Justice and Roger Landress. The parties will gather evidence and expert witnesses to present during an evidentiary hearing similar to a case in district civil court.
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