EPA is beginning to work on some rules to address power plant air emissions during start-up, shut-downs, malfunctions, and upsets. Currently, air pollution emissions during these periods are largely exempt, but may be quite significant.

 

We expect a comment period in the near future, and would like to generate stories from people who live near a plant and can tell how these affect them personally. Dirty windshields, bad odors, you name it. We are gathering some stories to put a human face on the rule-making process.

 

If anyone would like to share their personal experiences, please let me know. And be thinking about how to tell that story!

 

Jim Kotcon

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