Dear Members Of The Illinois Pollution Control Board

:

I urge

you to adopt strong controls that, by 2009, would

cut coal plant mercury pollution by 90% .

Every river, lake, and stream in Illinois now carries

health

warning for mercury contamination

. Illinois can address this

problem now and show America how requiring cost-effective

measures for mercury control will clean up local lakes and

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streams and promote a healthy economy

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reasonable

Reducing mercury

cost.

emissions

Please approve

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