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East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. Settlement

WASHINGTON - In a landmark settlement filed today, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, a coal-fired electric utility, has agreed to pay an $11.4 million penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act's acid rain program, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.

As part of today's settlement, the U.S. is seeking court-approval for the highest fine ever under the Clean Air Act's acid rain program. The Commonwealth of Kentucky joined in today's consent decree.

The settlement requires that the company take steps to reduce approximately 400 tons of harmful emissions each year and offset another approximately 20,000 tons of emissions released from its Clark County, Ky. facility without a permit.

"We enforce the Clean Air Act to protect people's health," said Granta Nakayama, Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. "This settlement shows that when you violate the law, EPA will be there to make you pay."

For more information, contact:

Andrew C. Hanson
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building, MC 2242A
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 564-8577
hanson.andrewc@epa.gov

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