Ontario joins fight for cleaner air Launches action against U.S. coal-fired plants
`Regressive' Bush policy costs province billions
May 11, 2006. 01:00 AM TIM HARPER
WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON—Ontario has joined a court battle to force a U.S.-based energy corporation to clean up its act and stop polluting air in the province.
Environment Minister Laurel Broten filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago, joining the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and two environmental advocacy organizations in an action against seven coal-fired electricity plants run by Duke Energy Corp.
"It's critical that Ontario voices be heard. I stand here representing 12 million Ontarians who every day breathe in the air pollution coming from those seven electrical generating facilities from Ohio and Indiana," she said.
Broten said she would fight the "regressive" environmental practices of the George W. Bush administration at every turn, but conceded she is so far receiving no help from the Harper government in Ottawa.
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