The Public Cost of Pollution from Coal Plants in the Chicago Area

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Chicago: Fisk and Crawford Coal Plants

Full report: Midwest Generation’s “Unpaid Health Bills”:  The Hidden Public Costs of Soot and Smog From the Fisk and Crawford Coal Plants in Chicago.

Press release

Access the webinar recording here

Download presentation slides from the briefing.

Hammond, Indiana: State Line Coal Plant

Full report: Dominion Resources’ “Unpaid Health Bills”:  The Hidden Public Costs of Soot and Smog From the State Line Coal Plant on the Chicago / Northwest Indiana Border.

Press release

Read the Northwest Indiana Times story on the report.

Waukegan, Illinois: Waukegan Coal Plant

Full report: Midwest Generation’s “Unpaid Health Bills”:  The Hidden Public Costs of Soot and Smog From the Waukegan Coal Plant in Illinois

Press release

Read the Lake County News Sun story on the report

Related resources:

• National Research Council Report: “The Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use” (2010)
• SourceWatch, “Coal plants near residential areas” (Coal plants near residential areas).
• Clean Air Task Force, The Toll From Coal (Sept. 2010).
• EPA, “Fact Sheet:  Proposed Transport Rule Would Reduce Interstate Transport of Ozone and Fine Particle Pollution” (July 6, 2010).
• EPA, “Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Proposed Federal Transport Rule” (June 2010).
• U.S. EPA, “Proposed Air Transport Rule” 22, 28 (July 26, 2010).
• U.S. EPA, “Fact Sheet: Final Revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particle Pollution (Particulate Matter)” 4-6 (Sept. 21, 2006).

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