Carrollton-Riverbend Neighborhood Association (CRNA)

The deadline for submitting public comment to the DEQ is Monday, 4:30, Jan 31. It only takes a minute. Make your voice heard.

You can get more info and compose and submit your comment using this link: https://www.all4energy.org/watchdog/submit-comments-before-the-deq-hearing-on-the-air-permit-for-the-magnolia-power-gas-plant 

ALSO, here’s the Sierra Club info (copied below): https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2022/01/magnolia-power-s-proposed-gas-power-plant-will-pollute-baton-rouge-region

Magnolia Power’s proposed gas plant will release more than 2.5 million tons of greenhouse gases annually into the Baton Rouge region’s air, including hundreds of tons of harmful particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, and carbon monoxide. The permit fails to demonstrate how emissions will comply with the Clean Air Act, lacks supporting documentation necessary to fully and independently review the availability of industry standard emissions controls, and inadequately identifies the potential and real adverse effects from the proposed plant on the surrounding community and on communities of color.  

Magnolia Power has also promoted the power plant could co-burn hydrogen, however the permit does not evaluate hydrogen infrastructure, how it can corrode existing gas pipeline infrastructure, or risks of pipeline leaks or accidental releases. Meanwhile, the Climate Initiatives Task Force appointed by Governor Edwards will submit its final report on February 1, 2022. The task force calls for immediate action to minimize the impacts of our changing climate due to burning fossil fuels.

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