EPA action viewed by some as too soft on polluters

By Staff and Wire Reports · The Daily Times

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EPA Administrator Christie Whitman recommended allowing aging coal-fired power plants to expand without installing modern pollution-control equipment, a decision criticized by environmentalists and state attorneys general. Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy condemned the administration for siding with industrial polluters like TVA and Southern Co., calling it a "get-out-of-jail free card." Environmental advocates warned the policy would increase pollution and threaten public health across the Southeast.

By its action today, the administration is siding with the large industrial polluters, like TVA and Southern Co., who contributed to the lobbying efforts against the Clean Air Act by the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council — and giving them a get-out-of-jail free card
Stephen A. Smith

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