Environmental Issue for Lobby Day – 2/21/2011

Coal-free Future for Washington.  SB 5769 would phase out Washington’s single largest source of dangerous & toxic pollution, the TransAlta, the state’s only coal-fired power plant.  The proposed bill will address concerns about the health impacts of coal, climate change, and air and water pollution caused by the plant’s emissions.  The bill (prime sponsored by Sen. Rockefeller) was approved by the Senate Environment Committee 2/18 and referred to the Senate Ways and Means.