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The Clean Air Act has helped reduce pollution in many parts of the United States, but progress has been unevenly distributed, leaving many communities still breathing unhealthy air. Too much of this ongoing pollution comes from power plants, refineries, and other facilities that still do not have up-to-date pollution controls. Neighborhoods inhale the exhaust from petrochemical plants that results from frequent accidents and poor maintenance procedures. And the air near huge animal feeding operations that warehouse thousands of animals is nearly unbreathable.
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Press Release: Pennsylvania Citizens, the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Integrity Project Act to Halt Controversial Beech Hollow Waste Coal Plant
Mar 5, 2008
Pennsylvania Citizens, the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Integrity Project gave notice to the Robinson Power Company (RPC) of their intent to sue in regards to the controversy-plagued Beech Hollow power plant in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
The Environmental Integrity Project and the Sierra Club are among those seeking to halt construction of the new waste coal plant until plans for the plant are altered to meet state and federal pollution requirements. RPC and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) improperly rushed the plant through the original permitting process, skipping several key steps intended to protect public health.
The proposed 250 megawatt coal plant would burn waste coal, creating enormous amounts of highly toxic waste ash containing dangerous concentrations of mercury and other harmful pollutants.
Request for Reconsideration submitted to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding emissions increases at the Flint Hills Refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.
On behalf of Citizens for Environmental Justice (CFEJ) and the Refinery Reform Campaign (RRC), EIP submitted a Request for Reconsideration to TCEQ regarding increased emissions at the Flint Hills "West Refinery" in Corpus Christi, asking TCEQ to reconsider its Responses to Comments (RTC) regarding monitoring technology (emission factors versus LIDAR), the leak detection and repair (LDAR) program, and consideration of environmental justice (EJ) issues.
Feb 15, 2008
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