This came in today from the Iowa Environmental Council.
 
> Mike Carberry
> Sierra Club
> Iowa City Area Group Chair
> State Executive Committee
> 319-594-6453
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> www.sierraclub.org/icag/
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>> Hi folks -
>> 
>> I wanted to let you all know that today we received, via certified mail,
>> a copy of the public notice that the DNR will be publishing in the Des
>> Moines Register and Marshalltown Times-Republican for the Alliant coal
>> plant air permits. Maybe some of you received this also. 
>> 
>> The notice states that the public comment period will begin on February
>> 16 and end March 20. Three public hearings are planned: 2 sessions on
>> March 16 in Marshalltown (afternoon and evening) and 1 session on March
>> 17 at the Meskwaki Tribal Center in Tama. 
>> 
>> Electronic copies of all documents related to the permits are now be
>> available at this website:
>> http://aq48.dnraq.state.ia.us:8080/airpermit/eecomment.jsp.
>> 
>> So, unfortunately, it looks like DNR is finally putting the permits out
>> for public comment. 
>> 
>> As we've discussed in the past, our first strategy is getting an
>> extension of the comment period - we need to ask for 90 days instead of
>> the month they are proposing. Then we will need to coordinate our larger
>> effort to get significant quantities of substantive comments to the DNR.
>> To that end, I've attached our short fact sheet/talking points for
>> public comments again. 
>> 
>> There will be many more e-mails to come from others on these issues
>> soon, including communications plans for early next week.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 
>> Nathaniel Baer
>> Energy Program Director
>> Iowa Environmental Council
>> 521 E. Locust, Suite 220
>> Des Moines, IA 50309
>> Office: (515) 244-1194 x. 206
>> Cell: (319) 321-8449
>> Fax: (515) 244-7856
>> 
>> www.iaenvironment.org
>> 
>> 
>> 

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