Sugarloaf helps launch
Environmental Education Foundation
As a result of Sugarloaf's legal intervention in the Mirant power plant expansion (as reported in the 2004
newsletter) SCA has secured a number of commitments by Mirant.
Most importantly, Mirant has agreed to clean up all
three existing coal plants to reduce NOx emissions.
Another important commitment by Mirant is the
provision of financial support for the formation of the
Piedmont Environmental Education Foundation which will sponsor
environmental education projects in the schools. Annual grants will be awarded
to teachers in the school systems of Montgomery and Frederick counties and the