By Laurel Sutherland
An almost five-hour-long public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to waive an impact study for the construction and operation of a 300-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant ended with appellants remaining adamant that one be conducted citing limited available data on the project.
In January, the EPA notified the public that the government’s planned 300 MW natural gas power plant to be constructed at Wales on the West Bank Demerara will not require an impact study. Persons who might be affected by the proposed project were advised to lodge an appeal against the Agency’s decision (EIA not required) with the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) within thirty (30) days of the publication of the notice.
