To stay or not to stay -- UPDATE

Advocates on both sides of SWEPCO's Turk Plant are honing their talking points on the stay of construction associated with the air permit appeal. Ken Smith of Audubon and Glen Hooks of the Sierra Club proclaim that an opportunity exists for APC&EC to exercise environmental caution over development concerning SWEPCO's request to lift the stay. On the other side, a group of legislators are expected to attend today's routine meeting of the ADEQ to show support for the plant and to speak to the issue of whether the construction phase poses an environmental risk that is central to the debate.

Update: Breaking: The Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission lifted the stay this morning, which allows construction work at the Turk Plant to resume.