VOLUME 1: MAIN TEXT [PDF-150KB]

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Glossary
• Summary

1. PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR AGENCY ACTION [PDF-53KB]

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Clean Coal Power Initiative
• 1.3 Proposed Action
• 1.4 Purpose and Need
• 1.5 National Environmental Policy Act Strategy
• 1.6 Scope of the Environmental Impact Statement
• 1.7 Approaches and Assumptions

2. THE PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES [PDF-2.1MB]

• 2.1 Proposed Action
• 2.2 Alternatives

3. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT [PDF-415KB]

• 3.1 Site Description, Land Use, and Aesthetics
• 3.2 Climate and Air Quality
• 3.3 Geology and Soils
• 3.4 Water Resources
• 3.5 Floodplains And Wetlands
• 3.6 Ecological Resources
• 3.7 Social And Economic Resources
• 3.8 Waste Management
• 3.9 Human Health and Safety
• 3.10 Noise

4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES [PDF-222KB]

• 4.1 Proposed Action
• 4.2 Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures
• 4.3 Environmental Impacts of No Action

5. IMPACTS OF COMMERCIAL OPERATION [PDF-31KB]

• 5.1 Commercial Operation Following Demonstration
• 5.2 Conversion to Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle Plant After Unsuccessful Demonstration
• 5.3 Facilities Dismantled After Unsuccessful Demonstration

6. CUMULATIVE EFFECTS [PDF-58KB]

• 6.1 Air Quality
• 6.2 Water Resources
• 6.3 Social and Economic Resources

7. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS [PDF-62KB]

• 7.1 Federal Requirements
• 7.2 State Requirements
• 7.3 Local Requirements

8. IRREVERSIBLE OR IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF RESOURCES [PDF-12KB]

9. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SHORT-TERM USES OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY [PDF-13KB]

10. REFERENCES [PDF-49KB]

11. LIST OF PREPARERS [PDF-16KB]

12. LIST OF AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS CONTACTED [PDF-18KB]

13. LIST OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM COPIES OF THIS STATEMENT ARE SENT [PDF-31KB]

VOLUME 2: APPENDICES

• APPENDIX A - Consultation Letter Under Section 7 of The Endangered Species Act [PDF-740KB]
• APPENDIX B - Consultation Letter Under Section 106 of The National Historic Preservation Act [PDF-229KB]
• APPENDIX C - Organizational Conflict of Interest Statement [PDF-146KB]
• APPENDIX D - Transcripts and Responses to the Public Hearings and Public Comment Letters on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement [PDF-20KB]
  • Appendix D - Shenandoah Transcripts [PDF-13.6MB]
  • Appendix D - Pottsville Transcripts [PDF-11.9MB]
  • Appendix D - Responses 1 through 20 [PDF-10.9MB]
  • Appendix D - Responses 21 through 30 [PDF-13.4MB]
  • Appendix D - Responses 31 through 40 [PDF-15.1B]
  • Appendix D - Response 41 [PDF-5.7MB]
  • Appendix D - Responses 42 through 50 [PDF-9.1MB]
  • Appendix D - Responses 51 through 69 [PDF-2MB]
  • Appendix D - Responses 70 through 94 [PDF-3.6MB]
  • Appendix D - Responses via Voice Mail [PDF-906KB]
• APPENDIX E - Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Gilberton Coal-to-Clean Fuels and Power Project [PDF-82KB]
• APPENDIX F - Public Comments on the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Responses [PDF-6.6MB]
• APPENDIX G - Comparison of the Potential Impacts of Petroleum Coke and Anthracite Culm Use at the Proposed Gilberton Coal-to-Clean Fuels and Power Project [PDF-24KB]