North Texas power plant named worst mecury polluter (Mt Pleasant/Titus)

[liveoaktx]

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A North Texas power plant is North America's worst mercury polluter, according to an international study criticized by the utility that operates the facility.

The study conducted by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation listed TXU Power's Monticello coal-fired plant in Mount Pleasant as logged 2002 emissions at more than twice the levels of any plant in Mexico and Canada.

The commission created to address regional environmental concerns as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement said four other Texas power plants rank among the 20 worst in mercury emissions. The plants include two others operated by TXU.

Environmentalists say mercury moving from these power plants exposes Dallas-Fort Worth area residents to the toxic metal that has been linked to brain damage and developmental disorders.
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[Benhurst]

1. Yep, brain damage and developmental disorders. Sure sounds

like Dallas-Fort Worth and the state of Texas as a whole, to me.

[sonias]

2. No surprise there, TX leads lots of bad categories

And lets remember that TXU was also one of G.W.'s biggest supporters when he ran for Governor. Pollution immunity policy was born in Texas.

Here's a couple of other good resources on Mercury Pollution
SEED Coalition
http://www.seedcoalition.org/mercury_pollution.html

Alliance for Clean Texas
This group is the umbrella group of many organizations doing lobbying this session on these issues.
http://www.allianceforcleantexas.org/

This one is more historic, a bit dated but has good information about what other creepy corporate pollution stuff bu$h helped sweep under the rug. http://www.txpeer.org/Bush/index.html

The Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission has now been renamed of course to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality which we are calling TOXIC. TNRCC used to be called train wreck. The agency is just as bad as it was before. Name change but same horrible leadership and bowing down to business.

Sonia