Press Release: CITIZENS TO ADDRESS STATE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
7 Deerfield Dr., Lewes, DE 19958
For Release: August 11, 2006
CITIZENS TO ADDRESS STATE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
MAKE PUBLIC HEALTH A PRIORITY
Citizens for Clean Power (CCP) will make a presentation during the public portion of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s (DNREC) Community Involvement Advisory Council (CIAC) meeting on Tuesday, August 15, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Smyrna Rest Stop Conference Room, Route 13, Smyrna, Delaware.
The meeting is open and the public is invited.
The CCP will share with the Council the reasons why DNREC officials should propose air pollution regulations that make public health a priority over cost considerations.
The CCP is a grass roots organization committed to the best available reductions in the toxic emissions generated by the Indian River Power Plant and other power plants in Delaware,
The CIAC is a permanent council serving in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of DNREC
In response to new federal air quality standards to take effect in 2007, DNREC has initiated regulatory proceedings to reduce air pollution involving Delaware’s two worst air polluters, the old coal-fired electric generating units at Edgemoor in Wilmington and Indian River in Millsboro.
Of the top 15 sources of toxins emitted in the state, the two power plants produce 75% of that total.
CCP is aware that DNREC’s proposed regulations fall considerably short of the air pollution standards recently enacted by the states of New Jersey and Maryland.
CCP believes that Delaware can do better in protecting the public health by enacting stringent standards for the old power plants and follow the lead of our neighboring states in protecting the public, over protecting the owners of the power plants.
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