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Oppose EPA's New Mercury Proposal: Benefits Industry, Endangers Children!
- signatures:
- deadline: February 3, 2005
- signature goal: 13,000
- Target: Michael Leavitt, EPA Administrator
- Sponsored by: Care2, Care2
The Bush Administration recently released a dramatically weakened plan for regulating toxic mercury from coal-burning power plants. The Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee, which includes pediatricians, businesspeople and scientists, opposes the plan because it does not sufficiently protect our nation's children! Join the opposition & SIGN NOW!
Exposure to mercury by pregnant women and women of childbearing age can cause permanent brain damage to fetuses, infants and young children. In 2000, the EPA determined that because of the serious health threats posed by mercury, it should regulate mercury from power plants. The EPA later estimated that under the Clean Air Act, available technologies could reduce 90 percent of mercury from power plants.
But utilities -- the largest source of mercury emissions -- lobbied against these stiffer mercury regulations as too difficult and costly. As a result, the Administration proposed allowing power plants to emit six to seven times more mercury pollution into the air for a decade longer than its 2001 determination -- leaving children exposed to extreme risks.
SIGN NOW to oppose this TOXIC proposal! Your comments will be submitted to the 60-day public comment period to the EPA!
Dear Mr. Leavitt,
We oppose the recently released, dramatically weakened plan for
regulating toxic mercury from coal-burning power plants. The Children's
Health Protection Advisory Committee, which includes pediatricians,
businesspeople and scientists, oppose the plan because it does not
sufficiently protect our nation's children!
Exposure to mercury by pregnant women and women of childbearing age can
cause permanent brain damage to fetuses, infants and young children. In
2000, the EPA determined that because of the serious health threats posed by
mercury, it should regulate mercury from power plants. The EPA itself
estimated that under the Clean Air Act, available technologies could reduce
90 percent of mercury from power plants.
We can not ignore the extreme health risks that Mercury poses to children! Act now, and support stiffer mercury regulations today!
Sincerely,
The Undersigned.
We oppose the recently released, dramatically weakened plan for
regulating toxic mercury from coal-burning power plants. The Children's
Health Protection Advisory Committee, which includes pediatricians,
businesspeople and scientists, oppose the plan because it does not
sufficiently protect our nation's children!
Exposure to mercury by pregnant women and women of childbearing age can
cause permanent brain damage to fetuses, infants and young children. In
2000, the EPA determined that because of the serious health threats posed by
mercury, it should regulate mercury from power plants. The EPA itself
estimated that under the Clean Air Act, available technologies could reduce
90 percent of mercury from power plants.
We can not ignore the extreme health risks that Mercury poses to children! Act now, and support stiffer mercury regulations today!
Sincerely,
The Undersigned.
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