TOPEKA | Gov. Kathleen Sebelius followed through Monday on a promise to veto a bill that would allow construction of two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.The measure was the fourth coal plant bill the governor has rejected in the past two years. Sebelius said in her veto message that the plants would have produced too much carbon dioxide and given too little power to the state.The bill would have permitted construction of the plants near Holcomb in Finney County. In 2007, Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby rejected a permit sought by Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build the plants over concerns about potential health risks related to the emissions.
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