Did you know that coal-powered power plants are the largest man-made source of mercury pollution?1    Mercury is toxic to the human brain. Mercury is toxic to the human brain and central nervous system, especially for children. Fortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed rules to tighten emissions limits from fossil-fueled power plants. If enacted, the new standard will eliminate up to 70% […]

Stop the Trump Administration from weakening federal rules that limit mercury emissions, and discourage power plants from burning more fossil fuels that contribute to climate change.     A Pro-Pollution Power Plant Proposal We don’t think kids need more pollution in the air. Do you? Unfortunately, the Trump administration has proposed weakening federal rules designed to reduce dangerous mercury emissions and fight climate change — […]

Help save hundreds of lives a year. Speak out to stop the Trump administration’s dirty power plan.     1. Lisa Friedman, “Cost of New E.P.A. Coal Rules: Up to 1,400 More Deaths a Year,” The New York Times, August 21, 2018. 2. Ephrat Livni, “Florida’s red tide crisis shows how climate change will make the world an ugly place,” Quartz, August 22, 2018. 3. […]