Press Mention YubaNet April 21, 2013
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Earthjustice et al: After 30 Years of Inaction, EPA Finally Proposes Plans for Power Plant Water Pollution
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A coalition of environmental organizations, including Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, issued a joint statement praising the EPA's proposal for steam electric effluent limitation guidelines to regulate power plant water pollution after 30 years of inaction. The groups highlighted that Options 4 and 5 would effectively limit toxic heavy metals like mercury, arsenic, and lead from coal-fired power plants, while cautioning against weaker alternatives that would allow continued pollution from unlined pits.
After 30 years of inaction, the EPA has finally offered a plan that utilizes affordable, available pollution controls to clean up toxic power plant waste water. We need strong protections that limit the amount of mercury, lead, arsenic, chromium, and other heavy metals that power plants are dumping into the rivers, lakes, and streams where we fish, boat, swim, and drink.
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