Permit for Idaho coal-powered fertilizer plant is first in nation to set greenhouse gas limits

A proposed southeastern Idaho fertilizer plant due to be powered by turning coal to gas will adhere to strict greenhouse gas emission limits, according to a voluntary pact negotiated with the state Department of Environmental Quality and two environmental groups.

The voluntary restrictions are a national first and come days before world leaders will meet to forge a global emissions policy in Copenhagen.

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