Letter: Right decision on the coal-to-diesel plant

A big congratulations to the team at Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life, Valley Watch and Earthjustice who fought hard for over five years to stop the proposed Coal-to-Diesel plant in Dale.

On August 1st, the Indiana Department for Environmental Management (IDEM) made the correct decision and pulled the permit for Riverview that stops this project and prevents it from adding to our already poor air and water quality, pollution, and poor public health rating.

Now it is time for INDOT, USDOT, and the FHWA to do the same and stop the Mid-States Corridor Project that will be disastrous to our environment and quality of life simply to save a few minutes of drive time. The damage this project will do does not justify all the destruction it will create.

Coalition Against the Mid-States Corridor