Protect our air, water, and wildlife from toxic pollution

Mercury and other toxic pollution are putting the health of people and wildlife at risk. Birds like common loons are exposed to large concentrations of mercury from the fish they eat, making them lethargic and less able to care for their young. Meanwhile in people, mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from power plants can cause a number of health effects from cancer to cardiovascular disease to developmental delays, birth defects, and miscarriages. Last year the government finalized much needed updates to regulations on mercury and other pollutants, but now those updates are at risk of being rescinded.

Send a comment to the Environmental Protection Agency urging them NOT to rollback regulations on mercury and other toxic pollution for the health of wildlife and communities.

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Dear Administrator Zeldin,

I am concerned about the health effects of dangerous pollution in our environment, and urge you not to rollback regulations on toxic pollutants as is proposed in docket number EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794.

Mercury and other toxic pollutants significantly harm wildlife, babies, and pregnant people, especially impacting communities living near power plants or who depend on subsistence fishing. Coal and oil-fired power plants contain over 80 hazardous air pollutants identified by the Clean Air Act. These can cause cancer, damage eyes, skin and lungs, harm the kidneys and nervous system, and cause cardiovascular disease. Mercury can cause permanent brain damage to fetuses and babies, leading to miscarriages, birth defects, and developmental delays.

First enacted in 2012, the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards have been successful in reducing 90% of mercury pollution in addition to other hazardous emissions, but power plants continue to emit dangerous levels of mercury and other pollutants. By 2028 the updated standards, if kept, would reduce 1,000 pounds of mercury emissions, 7 tons of other hazardous air pollution emissions, and 770 tons of fine particulate matter pollution.

The EPA has the responsibility to protect our air and water from dangerous pollution. Do not rollback the updates to the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards in EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794.

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