A filing today in federal court seeks a tenporary restraining order for SWEPCO to stop construction on the coal-fired power plant it has been building in Hempstead County. Courts have overturned PSC approval and challenges of air and water permits pend, but the utility apparently hopes by investing enough money it will eventually force courts to accept the fait accompli.
The hunting club whose prime property would be besmirched by the operation presses on. A release from its lawyer, Chuck Nestrud, follows:
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