| CEC Investigates US Mercury Pollution | 08 July 08 |
 On June 23, 2008 the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) unanimously decided to launch an investigation into whether coal-fired power plants are polluting water bodies across the United States. The CEC is an international organization created by Canada, Mexico and United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), in conjunction with NAFTA. A 2005 submission by Waterkeeper Alliance, Sierra Legal Defense Fund, and supporting environmental groups asserted the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was failing to effectively enforce the federal Clean Water Act by allowing mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants to be released into water bodies. A factual record will be developed to determine if US policies fail to control mercury emissions and account for deposition of air emissions into water. The Submitters claim emissions have lead to a rise in fish consumption advisories for mercury from 899 to 2347 since 1993. View June 23, 2008 CEC news article View June 23, 2008 CEC submission update View June 23, 2008 Council Resolution 08-03 (PDF) View Additional submission documentation Visit CEC - Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters website View June 27, 2008 Detroit News article Sources: CEC, Detroit News |
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