New Coal Plant Gets Gassed

The political battle over a proposed new power plant in western Kansas has been gaining steam for more than a year. This afternoon, environmentalists won the first round.

Sunflower Electric Power Corporation asked the Kansas Department of Health and Environment last year for permission to drastically expand its coal-fired power plant in Holcomb, Kanas. Sunflower officials emphasized that the new energy would be a vital boon to the rural economy and the complex would adhere to the highest environmental standards.