Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club v. Air Quality Board

Filing Date: 2008
Case Categories:
Principal Laws:
Clean Air Act (CAA), Utah Air Conservation Act
Description: Challenge to approval order for coal-fired power plant in Utah.
  • Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club v. Air Quality Board
    Docket number(s): 20080113
    Court/Admin Entity: Utah
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    12/04/2009 Opinion Download Approval order affirmed in part and reversed in part. The Utah Supreme Court affirmed portions of the Utah Air Quality Board's order denying Sierra Club's challenges and approving the granting of an approval order for a coal-fired power plant, including the Board's determination that carbon dioxide was not subject to best available control technology (BACT) requirements. The court reversed on other grounds, including because the Board had determined that integrated gasification combined cycle did not need to be considered as part of BACT.