The national League of Conservation Voters is calling for public support now for stronger limits on air pollution from power plants.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed strong new limits on carbon pollution emissions from coal and methane gas fueled power plants. If adopted, the new standards would reduce limits of climate-changing carbon dioxide by up to 617 million metric tons through 2042. The new limits would also cut emissions of particulates (soot), sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide by enough to reduce premature deaths by 1,300/year by 2030, along with major cuts to hospital and emergency room admissions, asthma attacks, school absence days, and lost workdays.

“By proposing new standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, EPA is delivering on its mission to reduce harmful pollution that threatens people’s health and wellbeing,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “EPA’s proposal relies on proven, readily available technologies to limit carbon pollution and seizes the momentum already underway in the power sector to move toward a cleaner future. Alongside historic investment taking place across America in clean energy manufacturing and deployment, these proposals will help deliver tremendous benefits to the American people—cutting climate pollution and other harmful pollutants, protecting people’s health, and driving American innovation.”

Tell the EPA: It’s Time to Further Limit Power Plant Pollution!