Cleaning Up Coal On The Moapa Reservation

A case study by Earthjustice regarding the closure of the Reid Gardner coal plant in Nevada following litigation brought by the Moapa Band of Paiutes to reduce air pollution and haze in the southwest U.S.

• The Reid Gardner coal plant, located near the Moapa River Reservation in Nevada, shut down in 2013 after Earthjustice and the Moapa Band of Paiutes pursued litigation requiring the installation of pollution control technology to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 90 percent.
• The Reid Gardner plant emitted soot, sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx), which contributed to smog, caused haze in national parks such as Zion and the Grand Canyon, and posed health risks to the Moapa Paiute community, including premature death, heart attacks, and respiratory damage.

APA

Earthjustice (2012). Cleaning Up Coal On The Moapa Reservation. https://earthjustice.org/case/reid-gardner-haze-rule

Chicago

Earthjustice. Cleaning Up Coal On The Moapa Reservation. 2012. https://earthjustice.org/case/reid-gardner-haze-rule.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{earthjustice2012cleaning, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Cleaning Up Coal On The Moapa Reservation}}, institution = {Earthjustice}, year = {2012}, month = oct, url = {https://earthjustice.org/case/reid-gardner-haze-rule}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }