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NATIONAL — The United States must enact environmental laws that protect public health, environment and our environment, as well as the health of all residents, the United States Sierra Club said on Wednesday.
In a lawsuit brought on behalf of more than 100 communities across the United States, the Sierra Club says federal law prohibits the burning of coal power plants, citing the state of the Nation’s climate and the threat to human health and safety posed by climate change.
“Our decision to stop this proposed mine was not based on fear,” said Jim Bevin, Sierra Club president. coque huawei y5 cerf “It was the right thing to do. coque samsung a5 6 pokemon We will continue to fight, in every possible way, to protect our climate for future generations and to make sure no more of this coal is burned.”
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., argues that the Clean Air Act (EPA), an international treaty signed in 1970, is too lenient and that the federal regulations우리카지노 for building, constructing and disposing of coal power plants, as well as other activities on federal lands, are not consistent with the laws of nature.
In addition, the Sierra Club claims federal regulations are not enforceable by states and tribes, making it impossible to obtain state court permission.
The United States Supreme Court in 2001 ruled in an amicus brief before the U.S. sonico coque iphone 11 House Ener우리카지노gy and Commerce Committee that the Clean Air Act is a federal instrument regulating interstate and national activities, so it cannot override state or tribal laws.
The court also said that the federal coal leasing program is unlawful because the federal government can’t obtain a “state-of-the-art” assessment of the risk posed by existing infrastructure to public health and safety, a fact not properly included in the public record.
The U.S. dimension coque samsung galaxy s5 Department of the Interior has, however, decided to delay issuing the final environmental impact statement on the coal proposal in Virginia, saying the agency would be required to review the impact of the planned development as a whole to ensure that the benefits of coal power can be measured accurately and the risks are minimized, according to The Washington Post.
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