LA council votes to strictly enforce Clean Air Act

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Source: AP

Los Angeles officials have voted unanimously to approve stricter enforcement of the federal Clean Air Act, including a provision that requires coal-fired plants to reduce mercury and other toxic air pollution.

City News Service reports the city council voted 10-0 on Wednesday to regulate the city's coal-fired power plants, which provide about 39 percent of the city's electricity.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has vowed to comply with the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards and eventually eliminate coal as an energy source.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/LA-council-votes-to-strictly-enforce-Clean-Air-Act-3668319.php

[SunSeeker]

1. L.A.'s air has come a long way since the 1970s, but still has a way to go.

[demosincebirth]

2. I went to visit one of my uncles in Los Angeles, in the fifties and I couldn't open my eyes.

[SunSeeker]

3. Yes, those were the bad old days...except L.A. still had the Red Car trollies.

The Red Car is one thing from 1950's L.A. I'd like to see come back. That would help with the air pollution.

[goclark]

5. We were here in the late 50's

We could hardly see the sky,

Now we can see it clearly and it is simply beautiful.

[freshwest]

4. Good move.