Call for a crackdown on toxic coal pollution!

The National Pollution Inventory (NPI) has just released the figures on annual pollution in Australia and it paints an ugly picture.

State governments are letting coal-fired power stations pump out as much as 20 times more toxic air pollution than other countries allow.

Without adequate pollution controls, coal-fired power stations emit dangerous levels of toxic fine particle pollutants like mercury, nitrogen and sulfur dioxide that cause severe health impacts and premature deaths.

In NSW alone, 279 people die each year as a result of breathing in toxic pollutants from coal-fired stations.

State environment ministers could, at the stroke of a ...

The National Pollution Inventory (NPI) has just released the figures on annual pollution in Australia and it paints an ugly picture.

State governments are letting coal-fired power stations pump out as much as 20 times more toxic air pollution than other countries allow.

Without adequate pollution controls, coal-fired power stations emit dangerous levels of toxic fine particle pollutants like mercury, nitrogen and sulfur dioxide that cause severe health impacts and premature deaths.

In NSW alone, 279 people die each year as a result of breathing in toxic pollutants from coal-fired stations.

State environment ministers could, at the stroke of a pen, reduce toxic air pollution by at least 85% by requiring coal-burning generators to install best practice pollution controls.

Will you demand state environment ministers take action on pollution control and improve the health outcomes for thousands of Australians?

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Email state environment ministers in all states that have coal-fired power stations and tell them you want best practice pollution controls to protect community health.

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Dear Ministers,

On Friday, the National Pollution Inventory (NPI) released annual pollution data for Australia. This year’s report shows that toxic pollution from coal-fired power stations has increased dramatically.

Coal-fired power stations have maintained high levels of toxic pollution for years. These toxic industries have not moved to control and reduce air pollution, despite relevant technologies being readily available – in fact, obligatory – in many other countries.

Toxic air pollution from power stations causes health problems including asthma, reduced lung function and premature death in communities as far as hundreds of kilometres away.

Epidemiologist, Dr Ben Ewald, has estimated that 279 people die prematurely each year as a consequence of toxic air pollution from the five coal-fired power stations in New South Wales alone.

The NPI report confirms that Australia’s laws and regulations to control air pollution are failing.

This is a problem that you have the opportunity to fix. I urge you to make sure all coal-fired power stations in your state are fitted with best practice pollution controls.

Enforcing best practice pollution controls will reduce toxic air pollution from power stations by over 85% and improve the health outcomes for thousands of Australians.

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