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Protect Our Waterways from Toxic Coal Plant Pollution

Take Action today. We can't allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make it easier for coal-fired power plants to pollute our rivers, lakes, and streams. 

Here are the facts!

  • Coal-fired power plants are one of the largest sources of toxic water pollution in America’s rivers, lakes, and streams.
  • The wastewater they produce contain millions of pounds of toxic metals (like arsenic, mercury, and lead), nutrient pollution, bromides, and other harmful substances.
  • Even tiny amounts of these pollutants can cause public health risks when present in drinking water, harm aquatic life, and damage ecosystems.
  • EPA is rollbacking requirements on the amount of arsenic, mercury, and other toxic pollutants that coal power plants are allowed to discharge.
  • This means more harmful pollutants making their way into our drinking water and impacting nearby communities already disproportionately affected by this toxic pollution. 


DON'T DELAY. TELL EPA: PROTECT OUR WATERWAYS FROM TOXIC COAL PLANT POLLUTION

  • Do not weaken wastewater treatment requirements for coal-fired power plants
  • Stop giveaways to polluters
  • Protect our drinking water, water quality, and communities

 

 

 

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