The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies invites you to join us for our webinar series on EPA's Regulatory Agenda and the inaugural topic focused on "Utility Air Toxics Rule."

The webinar will take place on Wednesday July 13, 2011 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT and is free and open to the public.

The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment.  This Joint Center webinar will explore the agency's current initiatives, with a particular focus on its regulatory activities. Presenters will cover both climate rules and the air rules, and will explain the rulemaking process.  An overview of the Utility Air Toxics Rule will be provided, and the critical issues identified as important considerations will be discussed. Topics include the immense health benefits of the rule; the disproportionate impact of toxic air pollution on communities of color; the existence of cost-effective technologies to reduce emissions (which are currently being used by several companies); and an assessment of the overstated projected economic damages cited by industry as well the actual damages borne by vulnerable populations due to toxic air pollution.

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