Thanks to public pressure and a strong campaign by the Sierra Club and a broad national coalition, the EPA’s new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule means 27 states will significantly clean up their air quality by enforcing reductions in soot and smog from power plants.
Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign Director Mary Anne Hitt was recognized by the EPA in a national press release featuring her comments praising the new rule: "If you have a child with asthma or a loved one at risk of a heart attack, you can breathe easier today, because these new protections will decrease the chances they will end up in the emergency room."
Giving the new rule teeth is critical. Our television, radio, and online media coverage across the country is keeping public pressure on the EPA. And locally, organizers like Christine Guhl succeeded in making sure editorials (here and here) run in media outlets like the Newark Star-Ledger, the newspaper with the largest circulation in New Jersey.
Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign Director Mary Anne Hitt was recognized by the EPA in a national press release featuring her comments praising the new rule: "If you have a child with asthma or a loved one at risk of a heart attack, you can breathe easier today, because these new protections will decrease the chances they will end up in the emergency room."
Giving the new rule teeth is critical. Our television, radio, and online media coverage across the country is keeping public pressure on the EPA. And locally, organizers like Christine Guhl succeeded in making sure editorials (here and here) run in media outlets like the Newark Star-Ledger, the newspaper with the largest circulation in New Jersey.