EPA to finalize pollution controls at Ariz. plants
November 15 7:14 pm
On November 15,2012 Bloomberg Business week reported EPA is
working on making a hard decision regarding pollution control at Arizona
Plants. The power plants have impaired visibility in places like Grand Canyon.
The EPA is proposed that some of the older units at the plants be equipped with
selective catalytic reduction technology. This technology could possibly keep
up to 17,000 tons nitrogen oxide from being released in the atmosphere. This
Nitrogen Oxide could impair up to 18 national parks and wildlife. EPA’s
proposal would cost the state and the plant owners hundreds of millions of
dollars. This would for sure help the air quality. The owners of the plant
would pay $436 million to improve their plants. This cost would also affect the
bill of residential users, which go up nearly $19 a year. Some people think
it’s a good idea and this would protect and keep the wilderness from harmful
pollutants. However some people also disagree with this proposal. The state Department of
Environmental Quality and Gov. Jan Brewer have urged the EPA to withdraw its
proposal and called it "not only unreasonable but unnecessary," given
the EPA's previous inaction on the state's plan. This could also affect the
tourism of these national parks in the future. The biggest source of the
pollution in this area is the power plant. This is a hard decision for EPA and
the state of Arizona if this proposal is accepted it would cost a lot of money
and keep us out of the mess in long term. However if this were not accepted the
future health and tourism of these national parks would be in trouble. I think
Arizona should accept this because it would benefit us in the long run. Survival
of these national parks and wild life count on this proposal. It would cost us
today but save us in the future.
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