The following was sent to me from the Sierra Club:
Right now the EPA is accepting public comments on proposed new ozone standards that will make the air we breathe cleaner and our communities healthier, but they are facing fierce opposition from the coal industry and its allies. We need you to join us the public hearing in Houston to show that Texas is ready to be a leader, instead of a laggard.
Can you join us for an important EPA public hearing on hazardous ozone standards in Houston on February 2nd?
The Coal and Oil industry is going to come out with a vengeance. TCEQ and Governor Perry have already threatened to sue the EPA over this proposed ruling on ozone standards.
Texans deserve standards that follow the law and abide by the Clean Air Act. There are TWELVE NEW coal plants proposed in Texas, and we already have 17 coal plants up and running (some of the dirtiest in the country). We deserve better.
The final decision by the EPA will have an impact on our air quality for decades, but they need to hear from you.
If you can help organize turnout for the event—making phone calls, going to meetings, and spreading the word please email eva.hernandez@sierraclub.org or call Eva at 512.299.1550.
Who: The EPA and You, your friends, family and neighbors.
What: EPA public hearing on proposed revision of the ozone standard which would improve the air quality in Texas—see below to register to give your comment. For more information on the EPA’s ruling go here: www.sierraclub.org/coal/tx
Where: Hilton Houston Hobby Airport
Moody Ballroom
8181 Airport Boulevard
Houston, TX 77061
When: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 – 9:30am – 7:30pm or later
Press Conference at 11am
Rally in the evening at 7pm
I look forward to hearing from you!
Very best,
Eva
How to preregister to speak at the Houston Ozone Hearing
To preregister to speak at the public hearings, please contact Ms. Tricia Crabtree at: crabtree.tricia@epa.gov; telephone: (919) 541-5688.If you wish to speak at the hearing but don’t pre-register, you much arrive before 7:30 pm that evening at the Hearing location. Otherwise, you can submit a comment to the EPA Docket here.
The public hearings will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 7:30 p.m. or later, if necessary, depending on the number of speakers wishing to participate. The EPA will accommodate all speakers that arrive and register before 7:30 p.m.
For Rideshare info to the hearing, click here.
A list of people who are already scheduled to speak, including Houston Mayor Annise Parker and State Sens. Wendy Davis and Rodney Ellis, is here, and more information about the hearing is here. Please come out in support of clean air if you can make it.
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