Forwarded from Dick Bird of the Leopold Sierra Group: This Tuesday, Sept. 14th at 1:30 p.m. the State Legislative Rules Review Committee will hold an open hearing for public comments on the Clean Air Rules recently passed by the Environmental Protection Commission. The recommended level of hydrogen sulfide will be 30 parts per billion, not as good as the 15 ppb we were asking for, but it is at least a starting point if it passes. Factory farm supporters try to argue that any meaningful clean air rules for Iowa will drive livestock producers out of our state, but that is simply not the case. 27 states have established standards for hydrogen sulfide and 11 have standards for ammonia. This includes the surrounding states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota, and Missouri, all of which grow livestock for market. It's time Iowa joins our neighbors in putting public health above the profits of corporate factory farms. Family farms have no trouble meeting these standards, it is the factory farm owners who are afraid of clean air rules because they don't want to pay to clean up their own pollution. Those causing the pollution will be there in force, so anyone who can attend is encouraged to come to the meeting and making your views known. It will be in the State Capitol Building, room 116, starting at 1:30 on Tuesday. Come early if you want a seat -- the room is not overly large and there will probably be a crowd. Whether you can attend or not, you can let your feelings be known in e-mails to the members of the committee. Their names and e-mail addresses are: Representative George Eichhorn (R): [log in to unmask] Representative Danny Carroll (R): [log in to unmask] Representative Marcella Frevert (D): [log in to unmask] Representative David Heaton (R): [log in to unmask] Senator Mary Lundby (R): [log in to unmask] Senator Michael Connolly (D): [log in to unmask] Senator John Kibbie (D): [log in to unmask] Senator Paul McKinley (R): [log in to unmask] Senator Donald Redfern (R): (no e-mail) 415 Clay Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 (319) 277-6830 Representative Geri Huser (D): [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp