Poor communities fear America's clean power plan could increase local pollution | Kimberly Wasserman

The EPA's clean power plan might increase pollution of some plants and its likely to be ones located near poor communities

On 14 August, communities of Pilsen and Little Village in Chicago, Illinois, will celebrate the third anniversary of the closure of the Fisk and Crawford Coal Power Plants. The retirement of these polluting factories were the culmination of a more than 12 year long campaign to shut down the coal power plants formerly ranked number one and third most dirtiest in the nation. As we approach the anniversary, I applaud the EPA's push to reduce emissions and President Obama's push for renewable energy, though I worry about how it might negatively impact my community.

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