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HR 2250 Fact Sheet

Permanent Damage: Efforts to Gut Incinerator and Boiler health Protections Will Cause Death, Lasting Harm

Report: The Chaos of Cleanup

Response to public concern over the safety of chemicals poured into the Gulf of Mexico to disperse oil after the Deepwater Horizon spill. According to the report, the dispersants lacked consistent toxicity testing, testing for non-acute impacts, and full information on their ingredients prior to their use to combat the spill. The research done on the dispersants found that of their 57 ingredients, 5 chemicals are associated with cancer, 33 with skin irritations, while 8 are suspected to be toxic to aquatic organisms and 5 are suspected to have moderate acute toxicity to fish.

Permanent Damage: Efforts to Gut Incinerator and Boiler health Protections Will Cause Death, Lasting Harm

Permanent Damage: Efforts to Gut Incinerator and Boiler Health Protections Will Cause Death, Lasting Harm

EPA Finalizes Interstate Air Pollution Limits for Eastern States

EPA Finalizes Interstate Air Pollution Limits for Eastern States

Cement Plant FY12 Appropriations Fact Sheet

Cleaner Air, Healthier People: Oppose Rollbacks of Toxic Mercury Emissions from Cement Plants

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Montana

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Montanan communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Montanans who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: West Virginia

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into West Virginian communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick West Virginians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Washington

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Washington communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of billions of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Washingtonians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Virginia

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Virginian communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Virginians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Tennessee

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Tennessee communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Tennesseans who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cement's Toxic Legacy: Pennsylvania

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Pennsylvanian communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Pennsylvanians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Oregon

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Oregon communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Oregonians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Ohio

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Ohio communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Ohio residents who are breathing this toxic air pollution. In August 2010, the U.S. E

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: New York

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into New York communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of billions of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick New Yorkers who are breathing this toxic air pollution. In August 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: New Mexico

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into New Mexican communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick New Mexicans who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Missouri

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Missouri communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of billions of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Missourians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Michigan

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Michigan communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Michiganders who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cementʹs Toxic Legacy: Maine

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Maine communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick residents of Maine who are breathing this toxic air pollution

Cement's Toxic Legacy: Maryland

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Maryland communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Marylanders who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cement's Toxic Legacy: Illinois

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Illinois communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Illinoisans who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cement's Toxic Legacy: Iowa

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Iowa communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of billions of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Iowans who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cement's Toxic Legacy: Florida

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Floridian communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Floridians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Cement's Toxic Legacy: Colorado

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Colorado communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Coloradoans who are breathing this toxic air pollution. In August 2010, the U.S. Env

Cement's Toxic Legacy: CALIFORNIA

Cement manufacturers are dumping their pollution into Californian communities with impunity. Lives are lost every year from this pollution, and our economy is forced to bear the burden of billions of dollars spent on hospital visits, lost days at work, and sick Californians who are breathing this toxic air pollution.

Earthjustice and Hip Hop Caucus Partner on the Right to Breathe

Earthjustice and Hip Hop Caucus announced that they partnered on a major initiative to engage communities of color and young people in demanding healthy air for all. The „Right to Breathe‟ is a call to action for all Americans and the organizations have partnered to raise awareness about the efforts that the EPA can and should do to limit toxic air pollution.

Importance of Strong Emission Standards for Cement Plants

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new standards for over 100 cement plants on September 9, 2010. This fact sheet by Earthjustice outlines the health and economic benefits of the new regulations: prevent up to 2,500 premature deaths each year, save as much as $18 billion in health costs, and reduce toxic pollutants while using currently available technology.

EPA Issues Rule to Curb Toxins from Power Plants

Earthjustice applauds new EPA regulations for power plants that will save approximately 17,000 lives every year, prevent 11,000 heart attacks annually, avoid 120,000 cases of childhood asthma symptoms, and create thousands of new jobs.

Air Toxics Power Plant Factsheet

 

EJ: Earthjustice Thanks Chairmen Waxman and Markey for Leadership on Combating Climate Change

Earthjustice reacts to the draft climate legislation introduced by Chairman Waxman and Chairman Markey on March 31, 2009.

House Approves Controversial Budget Plan, Earthjustice Press Release 2.19.11

 

House Spending Plan and Amendments Rife with Environmental Attacks, Earthjustice

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering spending legislation that would slash not only billions of dollars from funding public health protections like clean water and clean air, but also allow polluters to undo or block programs containing key environmental protections. The document outlines several damaging provisions and amendments to the CR.

Coal Ash Rider Letter to the House

A letter from a broad range of groups urging the House to vote "no" on the Continuing Resolution amendments by Stearns and McKinley. These amendments would stop the EPA from implementing consistent and enforceable safeguards that will protect human health and the environment by ensuring safe disposal of coal ash across the nation.

Sen. John Barrasso Leads Senate Attack on Clean Air

Earthjustice Press Release 1.31.11

Dirty Air is Not the Key to Economic Growth

Dirty Air is Not the Key to Economic Growth, Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project . Report on cement plants and the Clean Air Act and analysis of Representative Carter’s claims.

Action Alert Cement Plant CRA

 

Brick MACT Fact Sheet

Cutting Toxic Air Pollution from Brick Kilns There is a sign-on letter circulating by Senator Hagan’s office that is a premature and misleading effort by the Brick Industry Association (BIA) to have Senate offices contradict EPA legal and policy positions long before a proposed rule on brick kilns has even been issued. Industry will have the opportunity to be heard by EPA once a proposed rule for these facilities is issued. Senate offices should not sign this letter, as it is directly at odds with longstanding EPA legal interpretations and attempts to subvert EPA rulemaking processes.

Coal Ash Myth Fact Sheet 10.13.10

Seven myths the utility industry wants you to believe and seven facts you need to know. Produced by Earthjustice, EIP and Sierra Club. 10.13.10.

Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club Letter (9.22.10)

RE: Proposed Standards to Control Air Toxics at Industrial, Commercial Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters

Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club Letter (9.22.10)

RE: Proposed Standards to Control Air Toxics at Industrial, Commercial Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters

Earthjustice Boiler MACT Fact Sheet 9.17.10

 

Overturn EPA, No; Legislation Gives Polluters Free Pass (op-ed)

Trip Van Noppen as a guest Columnist writes about the Murkowski vote in the face of the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster.

Earthjustice factsheet: Section 802 of the American Power Act

 

American Power Act unveiled, now Senate leaders must work to strengthen it

Statement from Earthjustice on the American Power Act unveiling.

Earthjustice Senate Letter opposing DAA

A letter to the Senate opposing S. 3072, legislation seeking to delay key EPA action under the Clean Air Act to curb emissions of two of the most important global warming pollutants from power plants and other industrial sources.

Earthjustice House letter opposing DAA

A letter to the House opposing H.R. 4753, legislation seeking to delay key EPA action under the Clean Air Act to curb emissions of two of the most important global warming pollutants from power plants and other industrial sources.

Earthjustice Statement on Introduction of Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Press release from Earthjustice on the introduction of Senate climate and energy legislation, with statements from Earthjustice president Trip Van Noppen.

Earthjustice Reacts to Senate Hearings on Kerry-Boxer Climate Change Bill

Press release from Earthjustice on October 27, 2009 in response to hearings held by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.