This was written by Mandy Warner: It is almost getting old for us to write about this … but it needs to be repeated. As power plant pollution control projects continue, we are seeing – yet again — that the cost of meeting clean air standards, like the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power …
This was written by Elena Craft and originally posted on EDF Voices: People on the Planet: For some time, public health and medical experts have been clear that the Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality standard for ozone, the primary ingredient in smog, isn’t doing enough to protect Americans from serious health risks. Unfortunately, before EPA even proposed new …
Back in 2011, we launched Moms Clean Air Force with an urgent campaign: get mercury and other poisonous emissions from coal-fired power plants out of our air. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, extremely dangerous for fetuses, infants and toddlers; it affects their developing brains, lungs and hearts. After 21 years—and a fierce battle in which you …
This was written by Jeff Bell for Business First: A new coalition thinks Ohio’s energy efficiency and renewable energy standards are OK and it wants the public and state legislators to stick by the controversial guidelines. Motivated by a review of the standards by an Ohio Senate committee, Ohioans for Clean Affordable Energy is being launched to protect …
New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has been an unwavering voice in Congress, emphasizing the importance of environmental protections. The mother of two young boys, she has pointed to the connection between children’s health and the air they breathe. Senator Gillibrand has also been working in tandem with Senator Frank Lautenberg to spearhead the modernization …
