Protecting The Clean Air Act

Monday, March 1, 2004

(NAPSA)—In 2008, the U.S. government announced proposed changes to the Clean Air Act to allow industries that expand or modify their power plants to disregard anti-pollution requirements. Unfortunately, the polluA ss ‘ sai rer it ek Ru 7 Se 1 OR Relaxing clean air regulations would endanger wild Atlantic salmon in Maine and Nova Scotia, say experts. tion from coal-fired power plants in the Ohio Valley contributes heavily to smog, acid rain, global warming and mercury contamina- tion which harm the health of humansandthe environment. Winds carry pollutants beyond the Ohio Valley to Maine and across the Canadian border where acid rain kills rivers and fish. The National Academy of Sciences identified acid rain as one of the biggest threats to Maine’s endangered wild Atlantic salmon. In Nova Scotia, more than 50 wild Atlantic salmon rivers are already dead or dying from the impact of acid rain. To learn more, visit the Atlantic Salmon Federation at www.asf.ca.

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