THE FACTS:

Coal-fired power plants produce more hazardous air pollution in the United States than any other industrial pollution sources

Hazardous air pollutant emissions from coal-fired power plants can travel 150 to 300 miles in a day

Acid gases irritate and damage the lung tissues, impacting breathing and lung function in people living near the plants

Your help is needed today. Hazardous air pollutants from power plants threaten lives and health. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft proposal to clean up toxic air pollution is being reviewed at the White House this week. Tell President Obama to direct the EPA to set stricter toxic pollution standards.

The American Lung Association just released Toxic Air: The Case for Cleaning Up Coal-fired Power Plants, a new report that documents the range of hazardous air pollutants emitted from power plants and the urgent need to clean them up. Our health is at stake.

Arsenic, lead, formaldehyde, hydrogen chloride, mercury, and dioxins are just some of the 84 toxins coming out of these plants. EPA should close the "toxic loophole" that has allowed coal burning power plants to operate without any federal limits on emissions of these dangerous pollutants. Technology exists today that can remove air toxics emitted by coal-burning power plants.

Urge the President to cleanup toxic air pollution TODAY!


Sincerely,

Paul Billings
Vice President, National Policy and Advocacy
American Lung Association