In the past few months, Mono County planners and members of the Board of Supervisors have stood their ground against labor unions that are using the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to slow the progress of Ormat’s proposed new geothermal plant. Legal representatives for the labor unions CURE (California Unions for Reliable Energy) and LIUNA (Laborers’ International Union of North America) are arguing that the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) produced by the County for the project is not complete and needs further work.
Monday, December 3, 2012
USA, California:
In the past few months, Mono County planners and members of the Board of Supervisors have stood their ground against labor unions that are using the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to slow the progress of Ormat’s proposed new geothermal plant. Legal representatives for the labor unions CURE (California Unions for Reliable Energy) and LIUNA (Laborers’ International Union of North America) are arguing that the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) produced by the County for the project is not complete and needs further work.
