How would the plant affect air quality?
MGE/UW is making efforts to comply with the Clean Air Act. Nevertheless, the plant will degrade air quality for area residents, school children, and hospital patients. Of the pollutants regulated by the Act, particulate matter (PM) poses the greatest health hazard from this plant; PM emissions are associated with higher incidences of asthma. According to DNR air model results revealed on 22 January 2003, PM emissions from the proposed plant were expected to violate the Clean Air Act. MGE/UW has responded by raising the planned stack heights.
