--- Communications Director <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:10:24 -0600
> To: Action Alert List 1:;
> From: Communications Director
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: ** Urgent IEC Action Alert **
>
> URGENT ACTION NEEDED
> Thursday  April 24, 2003
>
> Call or email your Representative immediately and
> ask them to oppose
> Joint Resolution 10 that would nullify the CAFO air
> quality rules for
> hydrogen sulfide and ammonia that were approved by
> the Environmental
> Protection Commission (EPC) this past Monday.  These
> rules adopt
> ambient air quality standards for these two toxic
> compounds to
> protect public health as recommended by the joint
> Iowa State
> University and University of Iowa CAFO Air Quality
> study completed
> last year.  The rules approved by the EPC  do not
> implement all the
> recommendations of the CAFO Air Quality Study -
> acute standards for
> hydrogen sulfide and ammonia were recommended by the
> study but were
> not included in the EPC rules and the rules did not
> included air
> quality standards for odor.  However these rules are
> an important
> first step to address the serious health problems
> experienced by
> neighbors of many large concentrated livestock
> operations
>
> We expect the House to debate this action today so
> call or email your
> representative as soon as possible - calls are
> preferred to be sure
> you get your message across.  If this passes the
> House, it will go to
> the Senate next, so if you have time contact your
> Senator also.  We
> need to flood the legislative  switchboards!!!!
>
> To find your legislator and get their contact
> information, go to
> <http://www4.legis.state.ia.us/find-leg>.  Or you
> can call the House
> switchboard at (515)281-3221 and the Senate
> switchboard is
> (515)281-3371.
>
> --
> Communications Director
> Iowa Environmental Council
> 711 East Locust Street
> Des Moines, IA  50309
> 515.244.1194
> Web: www.earthweshare.org


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