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New Y0rk Times (I923-Currentfile); Oct 24, 1974;
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851?2007) with Index (1851?1993)

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That hallelujah quote is right out of. the same
newly released 417 page report by the
Hearing Examiners for the Environmental

Protection Agency of Ohio that declared

stack gas scrubbers as unreliable for major
electric utility use.

It was ademanding 12 week exhaustive
hearing that produced 6,830 pages of

. testimony by experts representing both

ERA. and the utilities-Testimony that was
subject to thorough cross examination.

Without. questiOn, the most current and

comprehensive investigation of facts con-

cerning control of sulfurdioxide emissions
ever conducted in any forum anywhere in
the country. 

The report conclUded that, by evidence, the
use of tall stacks 'and an intermittent control
system had met the burden ofp'roof and is
an effective method for meeting the.
established air qUaIity standards.

Little wonder that it is endorsed

by the Federal. POwer Commission,

the government?s own electric power system,
TVA, Federal Energy Administration,
as.a practical alternative to the Environ-

"Tall stacks alone, or in combination With
supplementary control of emissions, arean

effecuve means 01' meeting ambient   

mental Protection Agency?s impossible
requirement of meeting air standards by
emission measurements taken at the top of
the stack.

Despite this wealth of accepted evidence
E.P.A. blinded- by their distorted and narrow
vision of righteousness refuses to accept
this workable system. An energy 
paralyzing attitude.

Reques, full of the knowledge that

in doing so they will unnecessarily block the

burning of millions upon millions of tons of
precious coal. Coal that needn?t violate the
clean air standards.

Refuses, knowing well the econbmic-impact

on the states in?which coal is animportant

industry. Literally thousands unemployed.

Millions lost-gin state tax revenues
and more. millions lost by businesses that
supply-the coal industry.

in just one state alone, Ohio, it is conserv-
atively estimatedlthat the economic loss
would be 114 million dollars a year.

That?s pennies compared to the economic and

sulfur-dioxide air quality standards."

  

social devastation of a power shortage in
Ohio?theheart of theAmerican Ruhr, with its
'army'of industries intertwined with others all
over our nation. 

Hardly a family in any state would go
untouched.

At a time when America needs all the coal
it can get, when we are all strugglingwith
inflation, we refuse to be silent. 

We-will continue to speak out and hope
that the people will join us in telling E.P.A.
that we all want clean air:

But not through the inflationary unreliable
billion dollar stack. gas scrubber,

but through the use of the proven, effective
tall stack and intermittent control system.

When E.P.A. sees the wisdom of this direction,
we?llsay AMENagain.  i

   
  

America has more coal
than the Middle East 4
has Oil. Let?s dig it!

American Electric Power System

Appalachian Power 60., Indiana a. Michigan Electric Co., Kentucky Power 00., Kingsport Power Cm. Michigan Power Ohio Power 00., Wheeling Electric Co.

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