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Protect iconic national parks and cut coal pollution
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"As a cancer survivor ..."
"As a coal miner's daughter ..."
"As a hiker ..."
More than 5,000 Americans have supported the EPA's critical proposal to make coal polluters stop clouding the air at Western national parks. Many have added brief but meaningful personal
comments.
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Dear John,
As a teenager in Provo, I grew up in Utah and Wyoming's parks and wild spaces, with summer backpacking trips to Canyonlands, Zion, and the Tetons. Some of the most amazing and profound
experiences of my life happened in these spaces. They are extremely important – even sacred – to me.
Even though I now live in Texas, it infuriates me to learn that the Hunter and Huntington coal-fired power plants, among the nation's worst polluters, are still pumping out harmful compounds
and particles that cloud the air and damage these parks, refusing to install common-sense pollution controls. I want to be able to take my children and grandchildren to these same places
and not have to worry if the skies will be too thick with coal-plant haze or perfectly blue and clear, as they should be.
This is my story. I sent a version of it to EPA as an official public comment on their plans to reduce haze pollution from coal plants in our national parks.
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Our stories and participation in public processes like this have power. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has emphasized to Sierra Club leaders that public comments are crucial for guiding
their decisions and supporting the agency when it faces pushback from corporate polluters. Research1 also shows that all forms of participation matter, but personal stories -- how an
issue directly affects you -- resonate most with decision-makers.
Here's another example, from Elizabeth in Colorado: "As a Coloradoan with asthma, I am angry my neighboring states are doing nothing about the air pollution they create. Dirty air doesn't
respect state boundaries. I count on the EPA to protect the air that I breathe. Please don't let me down."
For decades, Utah has enabled dirty-coal giant PacifiCorp to skirt the Clean Air Act's Regional Haze Rule, which protects national parks from industrial polluters, even across state
lines.
The EPA's August draft decision is a major milestone that could require some of the nation's worst coal polluters to finally clean up their act.
What's your reason for wanting to protect these national parks from coal plant haze? A memorable vacation or trip? Concerns about air pollution or climate change from burning coal? Share
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As a member of Sierra Club's digital team, I believe in the power of online activism. More than 5,000 of your fellow Sierra Club members have submitted their comments supporting the
EPA proposals to reduce coal pollution and reduce haze at national parks. Our collective action has power against the fossil fuel industry, which uses money and influence to keep profiting
from pollution.
Together, we can win this fight and protect these amazing outdoor spaces. Take just a minute and send EPA your reason for wanting to keep the West's parks free from coal plant haze.
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Thanks for everything you do to protect our national parks, clean air, and climate,
Andy Wilson (he/him)
Western Regional Digital Manager
Sierra Club
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