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Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units

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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) filed 2 comments on this docket between Dec 6, 2014 and Dec 8, 2014. 842 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 4239d ago.

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Dec 8, 2014· Comment submitted by American Academy of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania Chapter, & Pennsylvania State Nurses Association· EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602-23426

The Honorable Gina McCarthy Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Mailcode 28221T Attention Docket ID No. OAR2013-0602 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator McCarthy: As health and medical organizations in Pennsylvania, we write to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt a strong, enforceable Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon pollution from existing electric power plants. We support strong measures that will provide the greatest protection for Pennsylvanians from the consequences of climate change and from all of the harmful emissions of these plants. A strong plan that guides states to adopt these common sense clean air steps will improve the quality of our air, protect public health and help move our country toward cleaner energy technologies that won't make people sick or cut short lives. The health impacts of climate change are too often overlooked. As highlighted in the recent National Climate Assessment, people all across America experience these effects now, ranging from increased air pollution, to heat-related illnesses, extreme weather events, such as drought and dust storms, excessive rain and flooding, and the spread of infectious diseases. Who is most at risk? Many of our most vulnerable populations including children, the elderly, people with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, people with low incomes, and many ethnic and minority communities. They are at increased risk due to multiple factors. Their age, health, developmental stage, and other stresses of their lives make their bodies more susceptible to the pollution they breathe or the extreme weather and diseases their communities experience. Where people live or how they earn a living can also lead to greater exposure or risk. This includes families who live with a power plant smokestack in their backyard, farm workers, and police officers and fishermen who work outdoors each day. Not only do these changes affect their health, they challenge our ability to respond to them. These impacts to public health require more response from the medical and public health community which is already stretched and under-resourced. Communities facing damage caused by extreme weather conditions will face special challenges, and more and more of the nation may face those emergencies. Reducing carbon pollution from power plants will help us fight climate change. Cutting carbon pollution will also cut direct emissions of dangerous pollutants, including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, fine particulate matter and mercury, and will reduce ozone and particulate matter pollution. Reducing these pollutants will prevent thousands of premature deaths, asthma attacks, heart attacks, hospital admissions and emergency department visits. As EPA has estimated, the proposed carbon pollution limits will prevent up to 150,000 asthma attacks and up to 6,600 premature deaths annually when fully implemented. To protect Pennsylvania and especially our most vulnerable communities, EPA must act decisively. We call on the EPA to set strict, enforceable limits on carbon pollution from power plants and ensure that the air we breathe is healthy. The final rule must provide the strongest possible carbon pollution standards to protect Pennsylvanians from the damaging health effects of pollution from power plants. The health of our nation demands nothing less. Signed, Pennsylvania chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Also attached as a PDF

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Dec 6, 2014· Comment submitted by James M. Perrin, President, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)· EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602-23211

The American Academy of Pediatrics' comments on the EPA's proposed rule limiting carbon pollution from existing power plants are attached.

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Abstract

This action will amend the electric generating units (EGUs) New Source Performance Standard and add a section 111(d) greenhouse gas (GHG) standard for States to apply to existing sources electric generating units existing sources.

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