EPA IDs high pollution levels near Texas power plants
Environmentalists are cheering the EPA’s designation of several areas in east Texas near coal-fired power plants as being out of compliance with clean air standards. The EPA said it had identified high levels of sulfur dioxide pollution in Luminant’s Martin Lake, Big Brown and Monticello coal plants.
In a statement, the Sierra Club said the move will protect communities near the plants from unhealthy contaminants. “This preliminary decision is an important step in compelling the state to create a plan to address the problem and also helps communities living in the designated areas better understand the dangerous pollution.”