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Fwd: Important EPA hearing on Clean Air July 17 in Boston. (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Hetland)
Thu Jul 5 14:21:16 2001
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:20:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Hetland <eah@chandler.mit.edu>
To: greens-announce@mit.edu, earth-action@mit.edu, peace-list@mit.edu,
dks@mit.edu
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Here we go again - anyone up for making some comments to the EPA on the
Clean Air Act?
(There were several attachted WORD documents, contact me if you want them,
I did not want to send them to everyone).
>Hello all:
>
>Appologies for cross posting.
>
>Attached is information on the upcoming EPA hearings in Boston on July=20
17.=20
>These are very crucial hearings. Please look through this information=20
and
>sign
>up todqay to speak. If you want to speak at the hearing, you must sign=20
up in
>advance. Space is limited, so don't get shut out by industry.
>
>Phil
>
>
>EPA Public Hearing on Clean Air Act Tuesday, July 17, 9-4, Boston, MA
>On July 17, 2001, we will have an extremely important hearing that will=20
affect
>the air we breathe. This hearing can make the difference between a
>significant
>reduction in the amount of pollution that is put into our air, or=20
allowing
>industry to continue to endanger the lives of thousands of people. =20
Boston, MA
>is one of four locations around the country that will be hosting the=20
EPA=92s
>public meetings on New Source Review, a key provision of the Clean Air=20
Act. =20
>
>New Source Review (NSR), requires major new sources of pollution, like
>electric
>power plants, to meet current pollution prevention standards. NSR=20
also
>requires power plants built prior to 1977, which were =93grandfathered=94=
=20
in with
>the outdated standards, to meet modern pollution standards when making
>equipment upgrades. In the late 1990s, the EPA and Justice Department=20
filed
>suits against utilities in 12 states for violations by 51 power plants=20
for
>making major upgrades without improving pollution controls.
>
>Bush Administration Prepares to Gut Clean Air Act
>On June 28, 2001, the Bush administration halted the EPA/Justice=20
Department=92s
>enforcement actions against the power generators and ordered the EPA=20
to
>conduct
>a 90 day review of the NSR policy to determine its impact on new and=20
expanded
>power generation. As part of this review, the EPA will be taking=20
public
>comment at four location across the country from July 10-20.
>
>New England has Critical Opportunity to Demand Clean Air
>Many people in Massachusetts and the Northeast know power plant=20
pollution is a
>great threat to our health. Abt Associates reports that pollution=20
from
>outdated power plants causes 30,000 deaths each year. We also are=20
aware that,
>in addition to our own sources of pollution, we receive the brunt of=20
the
>nation=92s pollution.
>
>On July 17, Boston, MA, will be hosting one of these four EPA hearings.=20
The
>Boston hearing is the only hearing in an area with a strong support for=20
clean
>air - Two will be located in Baton Rouge, LA and Cincinnati, OH,=20
dominated by
>refineries and dirty power plants. Another will be in Sacramento, CA,=20
which
>is
>less effected by this issue. The Northeast has taken a lead in the=20
fight for
>clean air and this hearing is an important battle in that fight.
>
>You need to sign up today if you want to fight for clean air and defend=20
the
>Clean Air Act!
>You must sign up today if you want to speak at this hearing. Space is=20
limited
>and industry would love to shut you out and silence you.. To sign up,
>contact: Mr. Lorence Pope, 919-541-0682, or e-mail:=20
pope.lorence@epa.gov. Do
>this immediately and state that you are going to give comment and=20
which
>hearing, (ie: Boston). If you register by e-mail, ask for=20
confirmation.
>
>Who should sign up?
>People who support strong laws to protect our air and our health.
>Representatives of environmental and community groups.
>Elected officials and policy makers who know we need strong federal=20
laws to
>protect our air and our health.
>Friends, relatives, associates and organizations you know located near=20
the
>other hearings make sure they know.
>You!
>
>For more information, contact:
>Phil FitzPatrick, Clean Water Action, 617-338-8131, or via e-mail at
>pfitzpatrick@cleanwater.org
>Rob Sargent, MASSPIRG, 617-292-4800, or via e-mail at sargerob@aol.com
>
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