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Runaway TRAIN: Attack on clean air

September 22, 2011

New attacks on clean air threaten to dismantle the clean air laws that have protected our families and communities for decades.

Congress is considering the so-called "TRAIN Act," a bill that would create an unnecessary, redundant review process designed to delay important public health protections under the Clean Air Act.

The bill would also delay two vital rules indefinitely:

  • The proposed mercury and air toxics rule, designed to protect the public from hazardous air pollutants emitted by coal-fired power plants; and
  • The "cross-state" air pollution rule, an already-finalized rule that would make it easier for states downwind of pollution sources to achieve healthful air for their residents.

The TRAIN Act, if it becomes law, would condemn an estimated 34,000 Americans to preventable premature deaths, each year

Help stop this runaway TRAIN Act in its tracks.  Email your U.S. congressional representative right away.

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