Report To Name "Filthy 15" States With Worst Toxic Power Plant Air Pollution

AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, MI, MO, NC, ND, OH, PA, SC, TX, WV and WY to be Highlighted; Arsenic, Chromium and Mercury Among 7 Toxic Pollutants Weighed for Each State.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Which states have the highest levels of seven toxic pollutants, including arsenic, chromium and mercury from power plants, and which U.S. power plants emit the most toxics?   These questions are answered in a new analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) that will be released at 1:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday (December 7, 2011) by EIP, Earthjustice, the American Nurses Association and the Sierra Club.

WHO:  

News event speakers will be:

• Ilan Levin, associate director, Environmental Integrity Project;
• Bruce Nilles, director, Beyond Coal, Sierra Club; and
• Jim Pew, senior attorney, Earthjustice.

WHAT:  
The EIP analysis will show total state-by-state and plant-by-plant emission levels for arsenic, chromium, mercury, cobalt, hydrochloric acid, nickel, and selenium, all of which are toxic pollutants.  The "filthy 15" states highlighted in the report are (in alphabetical order):   Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.  Information will be provided on more than 400 power plants and all 50 states.

WHEN:  
1:30 p.m. EST Wednesday (December 7, 2011).

WHERE:  
You can join this live, phone-based news conference (with full, two-way Q&A) at 1:30 p.m. EST on December 7, 2011 by dialing 1 (800) 860-2442. Ask for the "EIP filthy 15 states" news event. A streaming audio replay of the news event will be available on the Web at www.environmentalintegrity.org as of 5 p.m. EST on December 7, 2011.  

The Environmental Integrity Project (http://www.environmentalintegrity.org) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization established in March of 2002 by former EPA enforcement attorneys to advocate for effective enforcement of environmental laws. EIP has three goals: 1) to provide objective analyses of how the failure to enforce or implement environmental laws increases pollution and affects public health; 2) to hold federal and state agencies, as well as individual corporations, accountable for failing to enforce or comply with environmental laws; and 3) to help local communities obtain the protection of environmental laws.

SOURCE Environmental Integrity Project, Washington, D.C.