Climate pollution from the power sector is driving disasters that upend our lives. Toxic air and water pollution from these same facilities is sickening our families, especially in low-income, Black, Indigenous, and Brown communities. Meanwhile, far too many critical EPA standards have been delayed or stalled, and we have less than two years until the end of President Biden's first term.
President Biden promised to get the U.S. to 100% clean power by the year 2035. But so far, he isn’t using his most powerful tool to get there.
Urge President Biden and his EPA administrator, Michael Regan to use their authority under sections 111B and 111D of the Clean Air Act to take on climate pollution from power plants.
As soon as possible, EPA must:
- Propose carbon standards for new gas-fired power plants
- Propose carbon standards for existing coal- and gas-fired power plants
- Propose the risk and technology review for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
- Propose a stronger National Smog Standard
- Make progress on and announce a timeline for strengthening the Regional Haze Rule
- Make progress on and announce a timeline for closing loopholes in the Coal *Ash Rule, including loopholes for legacy landfills
- Announce a final rule for closing Title V startup, shutdown, and malfunction loopholes
- Utilize all tools and resources to stringently enforce the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBedMbWSOBo&t=2s
Petition here:
https://www.evergreenaction.com/actions/epa-further-faster-v2?akid=13245.178836.TTBv9b&rd=1&source=ema_2023-01-25_111b_111d_video_petiion_&t=3&utm_source=ema_2023-01-25_111b_111d_video_petiion_
The Sierra Club shared:
The current standards for deadly and dangerous soot pollution (also known as particulate matter pollution or PM 2.5) set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are outdated and insufficient to protect our health and environment. EPA just came out with its new proposed standards and they are not nearly strong enough to adequately protect public health. Once they are published, please look for opportunities to comment and to testify.
The current standards for deadly and dangerous soot pollution (also known as particulate matter pollution or PM 2.5) set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are outdated and insufficient to protect our health and environment. EPA just came out with its new proposed standards and they are not nearly strong enough to adequately protect public health. Once they are published, please look for opportunities to comment and to testify.
Stronger soot pollution standards will save lives. EPA must set the strongest science-based soot standards to protect our health, advance environmental justice, and ensure clean air for all. By tightening public health protections from soot, EPA could save nearly 20,000 lives a year.
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