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Industrial boilers are in-house power plants that burn conventional fuels like coal, biomass, and oil to provide heat to a facility.
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Press Release August 1, 2016

Standards for Toxic Air Pollution From Industrial Boilers and Incinerators Ruled Unlawfully Weak

The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals finds EPA failed to protect public health from toxic air pollution that includes mercury and lead
Article April 5, 2011

Arsenic-Flavored Baby Food?

Press Release March 1, 2011

EPA Estimates Clean Air Act Will Gain $2 Trillion in Health Benefits by 2020

Includes 230,000 lives saved
document February 17, 2011

Ellison Letter to EPA on Boilers

Article February 17, 2011

In Dark House, A Few Lights Shine

Article February 15, 2011

Declare Your Right to Breathe

document February 3, 2011

Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL-MN) Boilers Op-Ed

feature February 2, 2011

A Success Story, with Many Chapters Still to Come

The Clean Air Act has substantially improved the lives of millions of Americans. Polluting industries have fought progress every step of the way. To protect your right to breathe, Earthjustice…
Press Release January 20, 2011

Toxic Air Pollution Protections Delayed

Court gives EPA extension on industrial boiler rule
Article December 30, 2010

Celebrating Americans Who Didn't Die in 2010

According to estimates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 160,000 American lives were saved in 2010 by the Clean Air Act’s health protections. Four decades of clean air protections have…
feature December 10, 2010

Clearing the Air: Q&A with Earthjustice Attorney Jim Pew

Earthjustice litigation succeeded in closing a gaping air pollution loophole known as the startup, shutdown, and malfunction exemption, which allowed industrial facilities to blanket nearby communities with toxic air pollution,…