COAL 061715 by Protect Clean Water published on 2015-06-17T20:14:58Z Recording of a teleconference about Selling Our Health Down the River, a new report highlighting the need for strong regulations for toxic water pollution Download the report here: http://bit.ly/1Bj9RHm Experts discussed the new report and called on the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a strong water toxics rule for communities living near power plants The report comes out in advance of an upcoming Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision on strengthening the standards responsible for limiting the pollutants - like mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic chemicals - power plants can dump into America’s waterways. Experts will make the case that the EPA is currently underestimating the economic value of the health benefits that would result from stronger safeguards. The current power plant wastewater standards are 33 years old and failing. Across the nation, water pollution from power plants have contaminated 23,000 miles of streams and rivers, made fish from 185 bodies of water too toxic to eat, and seriously degraded nearly 400 sources of drinking water. Despite the known dangers of this pollution, some of the standards that the EPA is considering would leave our water, health, and communities at risk of continued contamination by mercury, arsenic, lead, and other harmful chemicals dumped by power plants into our rivers, lakes, and streams each day. Featuring: ● Jennifer Peters, Water Programs Director, Clean Water Action (Moderator) ● Barbara Gottlieb, Director of Environment and Health, Physicians for Social Responsibility ● Abel Russ, Attorney, Environmental Integrity Project ● Thomas Cmar, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice Download the report here: http://bit.ly/1Bj9RHm Genre water
