This story has been updated in a February 16, 2009 article about the Southeast Idaho Energy LLC plant to be constructed near American Falls, Idaho. The original story is below:

The Sierra Club, the Earth Justice Defense Council, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the Idaho Conservation League are joined with the Shoshonee-Bannock tribe in opposition to the coal gasification plant that is planned to be built near American Falls, Idaho. The environmental groups and the Shoshonee-Bannock tribe oppose the plant due to the high level of CO2 emissions they say it will produce.

The plant is being developed by Southeast Idaho Energy LLC. It will cost about $1 billion to build and will produce fertilizer. The Southeast Idaho Power has applied for a air permit with the state of Idaho. Public comments were accepted until November 24, 2008. More information about the Southeast Idaho Project can be found in this article.