American Lung Association (ALA), USA

The American Lung Association (ALA) applauds the Obama Administration’s power-plant carbon-pollution-standards proposal. Dr Albert Rizzo, Chair of the ALA's National Board of Directors, stated: "Power-plant pollution kills people, and makes others sick. Enforcing clean-air protections, such as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, and the Power-Plant Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, will dramatically improve public health. By proposing standards for carbon pollution from new facilities, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is setting the stage for the next generation of America’s power plants to be the least toxic and most modern in the world."