National Environmental Trust Conference Call on the Bush Administration's Power Plant Plan 2/14/2002
From: Joel Finkelstein of the National Environmental Trust, 202-887-1345(w) or 202-285-0113(c) News Advisory: Don't Be Fooled: Get the Facts About the President's Power Plant Pollution Plan Including: the First Analysis of Its Impact on America's Health The Bush Administration released its power plant plan today - but their press releases didn't tell the whole story. Get the facts tomorrow from leading environmental policy and legal experts, including: -- How does the Bush power plant plan compare to the existing Clean Air Act? -- Using the same analytical tools used by EPA, what are the impacts of the Bush plan on public health? If more pollution is released, what will that mean in terms of premature deaths each year? -- What is the legal importance of the Bush plan, and is there another shoe that is going to drop? WHO: -- Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut. -- Philip Clapp, National Environmental Trust -- Conrad Schneider, Clean Air Task Force -- David Hawkins, National Resources Defense Council -- Rebecca Stanfield, U.S. Public Interest Research Group -- Peter Lehner, Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge, Environmental -- Protection Bureau, New York Attorney General's Office WHAT: Press Conference Call on the Bush Administration Power Plant Plan WHEN: TOMORROW Friday, Feb. 15 11 A.M. EST HOW: Call-in: 1-800-311-9410 Password: Power Plant Pollution |