Alberta court denies Maxim coal plant challenge

An Alberta court has rejected Ecojustice’s challenge, launched on behalf of the Pembina Institute, of the Alberta Utilities Commission’s (AUC) approval of a controversial coal-fired power plant expansion.

In June, the AUC endorsed an expansion of Maxim Power Corp.’s Milner plant in Grande Cache, Alta., a move that could allow the company to avoid new federal greenhouse gas regulations that effectively require a 50 per cent cut in emissions.

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