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As
an Earthjustice supporter, please join with us in celebrating two
major, hard-fought victories that will cleanse America’s air and save
tens of thousands of lives.
Yesterday,
the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Environmental Protection Agency standards
that will force 28 states with coal-fired power plants to clean up
lethal plant emissions that drift like secondhand smoke into
neighboring states. Known as the ‘Cross-State Air Pollution
Rule,’ this rule will prevent up to 34,000 premature deaths each year
and provide as much as $280 billion in health and environmental
benefits. Earthjustice attorney Howard Fox helped defend the rule on
behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund.
Also
yesterday, a federal district court judge ruled that the EPA must this
year deal with our nation’s smog crisis by proposing long-overdue
revisions to control ozone pollution. The ruling coincides with
the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report showing a
significant increase of this pollutant, which causes premature death,
asthma attacks and other breathing problems. The EPA admits that more
protective ozone standards could save 12,000 lives a year, yet it has
put off updating them for years. The foot-dragging now will end.
But,
while these significant victories—made possible by your support—are
something to cheer about, we aren’t pausing in the fight for clean air.
Nearly half of all Americans are forced to breathe unhealthy air and
will continue to do so until the era of fossil fuels is ended. Our goal
is to replace that era with a new one based on clean energy
alternatives.
Thanks for standing with us,
 |
Trip Van Noppen
President, Earthjustice |
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