Dive Summary:

• The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Monday against the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co (OG&E), claiming the utility violated the Clean Air Act (CAA) by failing to gain necessary permits to conduct upgrades on two coal plants and neglecting to assess the upgrades’ potential impact on the plants’ future emissions.
• Between 2003 and 2006, OG&E conducted $61 million in upgrades at the Sooner and Muskogee coal plants, performing emissions analyses that were legally insufficient under the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency’s CAA, the suit says.
• OG&E says the utility has sent quarterly data reports to the Environmental Protection Agency and claims emissions have not increased due to the upgrades.

From the article:

“ ‘We continue to believe we are in compliance with all state and federal regulations,’Alford said.”