Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2011. Late Monday Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson proposed a weak new rule that would do almost nothing to conserve the billions of gallons of water wasted or protect the billions of fish shredded by power plant cooling systems nationwide. The new proposed guidelines, which would apply to dirty energy facilities like coal and nuclear power plants that use large amounts of water for cooling, would give industry just what they asked for – weak standards to follow and a free pass to avoid the adoption of the latest water-saving and wildlife-protecting technologies.
