On March 15, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule to reduce mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants - like the one above.
The proposal would require many power plants to install widely available, proven pollution control technologies to cut harmful emissions of mercury and other toxins.
The new rule will help:
- Prevent 17,000 premature deaths and 11,000 heart attacks a year.
- Prevent 120,000 cases of childhood asthma symptoms and about 11,000 fewer cases of acute bronchitis among children each year.
- Avert more than 12,000 emergency room visits and hospital admissions, and 850,000 fewer days of work missed due to illness.
But industry groups are attacking the proposal, hoping to weaken the rule.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson met privately with GreenFaith's Executive Director, Rev. Fletcher Harper, and personally asked GreenFaith to help rally support from people of faith. People like you.
Please, show your support for this life-saving rule, and help reduce mercury pollution from power plants.
Your voice will be heard when GreenFaith presents a Statement of Support, including your name, to Administrator Jackson.
If you are a member of a participating Greenfaith participating organization you may obtain a petition form here on which you can obtain signatures and return to your organization's GreenFaith coordinator.
To individually add you name to the advocacy form please click here to go to the GreenFaith survey site.