The Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency will hold a public hearing on the draft air pollution permit for the Asheville coal plant. New reports demonstrate that the plant’s operations have been causing sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution at levels considered unsafe by the Environmental Protection Agency for the past several years. An air modeling study by Air Resource Specialists shows that concentrations of SO2 in the air near people’s homes downwind of the Asheville plant are up to 3.5 times higher than what EPA has determined to be safe. Pollution from the plant has caused exceedences of these minimum public health standards approximately one out of every three to four days since 2010.
Make your voice heard at the public hearing, as well as submitting comments online.
Event: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency Public Hearigh: Asheville coal plant air permit
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Location: Erwin High School auditorium, 60 Lees Creek Rd. Asheville 28804
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For more information, check out our Take Action Page or contact Joan Walker: Joan@mountaintrue.org, 828-258-8737 ext. 207