Mercury Pollution:
Texas leads the nation in toxic power plant mercury pollution!

• 5 of the 10 Worst Mercury Pollution Power Plants are in Texas. Find out where they are
• Learn more about the dangers of mercury pollution and take action

Fishing for Trouble - new report by Clear the Air
Texas leads the nation in mercury pollution from coal plants... Learn more here!

• Fishing for Trouble: How Toxic Mercury Contaminates Fish in U.S. Waterways
  5 of 10 Worst Mercury Polluting Coal Plants are in Texas
  SEED Press Release (10/25/04)
• Fishing for Trouble
  Clear the Air study (10/04)
• Media Coverage

Administration's Clear Skies Bill is a Sweetheart Deal for Polluters - Vote Coming Up
Act Now! Fax a letter to Senators Hutchison and Cornyn here...

• Revised Bush "clear skies" air pollution plan increases attacks on clean air act attacks
  Press Release 2/10/05

Why Polluters Love the Clear Skies Legislation

• Learn more here
• File for Contested Case Hearing
  

Media:
• Comment: Conservation a better option than CPS coal plant
  San Antonio Express-News 1/1/05
• Protest and praise heard for coal plant
  San Antonio Express-News 12/17/04
• Why CPS Shouldn't Spend a Billion on a New Coal Plant -
  By Erin Zayko - Smart Growth San Antonio
• What’s Wrong with CPS’ Proposed Coal Plant and It’s Permit
• Energy Efficiency Study Shows Coal Plant May Not Be Necessary

Fax actions you can take if you live in San Antonio:
• Fax the Mayor and your City Council Member
• Fax your state Senator and Representative
• Fax your Congressional Representative

Not sure who represents you?
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm

Clean Air Interstate Rule

From 2004:

• Final comments on EPA CAIR Rule
  Jan. 2004 (Adobe pdf file)
• Letter to EPA Administrator Leavitt
  March 2004 (Adobe pdf file)
• National organizational sign-on letter calling for faster, deeper reductions in air pollution
  (Adobe pdf file)

Dirty Air, Dirty Power
New report shows deaths, heart attacks and lung cancer linked to power plant pollution.

• Dirty Air, Dirty Power Report (Adobe pdf format)
• Power Plant Impacts Charts for TX Cities (Adobe pdf format)
• Statement of Dr. Lisa Doggett on Dirty Air, Dirty Power Report Release - June 9, 2004 (Adobe pdf format)
• County Level Power Plant Health Impacts MS Excel format
• EPA power plant data - 1999-2002

Take Action Against Dirty Air and Dirty Power

• Take action - Urge Congress to clean up power plant pollution
• Take other actions through 'Clear the Air' web site

Urge UT & Texas A&M to pursue renewable energy, not nuclear weapons... download a new petition here!

• Petition in MS Word format
• Petition in Adobe pdf format

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