R-07-05VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. R -07 -05
A RESOLUTION URGING THE END OF THE GRANDFATHERING OF OLD
COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS FROM THE NEW PLANT EMISSION
STANDARDS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
WHEREAS, air pollution has been shown to be a contributing factor to premature
death, aggravates asthma, and is especially harmful to vulnerable groups such as children, the
elderly, and those with respiratory and heart disease; and
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has ruled that the
Chicago metropolitan area is a severe non - attainment area for ozone and fails to conform to
the U. S. E.P.A. Clean Air Act standards; and
WHEREAS, the non - attainment area status could lead to a loss of federal
transportation dollars, the curtailment of economic opportunities and the imposition of other
federal sanctions that could erode local control for the Chicago metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, there exist in Illinois twenty one coal fired power plants that are a
significant source of air pollution in our state, emitting smog forming nitrogen oxides and
sulfur dioxide which contribute to particulate pollution, carbon dioxide which contributes to
climate change and toxic metals which contribute to a broad range of health problems; and
WHEREAS, these coal fired power plants were constructed between 1951 and 1975,
allowing them to be exempted from meeting the pollution standards of the Clean Air Act; and
WHEREAS, pollution from coal fired power plants could be reduced by installing
modern anti- pollution controls such as scrubbers, or by burning cleaner fuel such as natural
gas; and
WHEREAS, there is a threat to the health and safety of the residents of Deerfield and
the State of Illinois due to the emissions from coal fired power plants;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Deerfield do hereby urge Governor Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois General
Assembly to ensure that pollution from coal fired power plants be significantly reduced by
passing legislation that would effectively end the grandfathering of these plants from the new
plant emission standards of the Clean Air Act; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to
Governor Blagojevich and the Illinois General Assembly.
RESOLVED this 51h day of February, 2007.
AYES: Benton, Feldman, Rosenthal, Seiden, Struthers (5)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: Wylie (1)
Villa e, President Feo Tl #&
ATTEST:
Village Clerk