Tell the Premier to clean up coal-fired power station pollution

The NSW Environment Protection Authority has yet again given coal-fired power stations a licence to harm our communities.

They’ve wrapped up licence reviews for Vales Point, Mt Piper and Eraring power stations and decided to let these companies keep pumping out huge amounts of toxic pollutants that cause serious health issues and premature deaths.

If the five coal-fired power stations in NSW remain open until their expected closure dates, they will cause approximately 3429 more premature deaths.

Late last year, thousands of concerned community members, union representatives and health and legal experts called on the Victorian and NSW EPAs ...

The NSW Environment Protection Authority has yet again given coal-fired power stations a licence to harm our communities.

They’ve wrapped up licence reviews for Vales Point, Mt Piper and Eraring power stations and decided to let these companies keep pumping out huge amounts of toxic pollutants that cause serious health issues and premature deaths.

If the five coal-fired power stations in NSW remain open until their expected closure dates, they will cause approximately 3429 more premature deaths.

Late last year, thousands of concerned community members, union representatives and health and legal experts called on the Victorian and NSW EPAs to use these licence reviews to make coal-fired power stations clean up their act. But they refuse to listen.

With a state election ahead, its critical that both major parties commit to cut air pollution and protect the people of New South Wales’ health.

Will you send a message to Premier Berejiklian and Opposition Leader Michael Daley and ask them to commit to make all coal-fired power stations install pollution controls that limit toxic pollutants by more than 85 percent?

Authorised by Brendan Sydes, CEO, Environmental Justice Australia, Level 3, 60 Leicester St, Carlton, Vic 3053

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Tell the NSW Premier to clean up coal-fired power station pollution

Send an email to the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, and tell her to make coal-fired power stations install modern pollution controls to protect community health.

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Dear Premier Berejiklian,
Cc: NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley

The NSW Environment Protection Authority has failed in its responsibility and created a problem we hope you will address.

Pollution licences for three of the state’s five coal-fired power stations are reviewed every five years. Thousands of citizens and community and health organisations made submissions to the EPA, advocating that pollution controls to reduce toxic emissions by 85% or more. But these submissions were ignored by the EPA, and no changes were made to the licences.

These power stations will be allowed to continue to emit much more pollution than they might. They will continue to cause premature death and serious illness for people living within 200km from the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley, all the way to Sydney.

I urge you, to step in where the EPA has failed to control pollution. The licences can be reviewed at any time. Let’s not wait another 5 years. Instead, we urge you to immediately amend the pollution licences to require best practice pollution control.

Please advise me how you plan to proceed.

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