Tim Wagner of the Sierra Club Speaks Out at the Rio Tinto/Kennecott Law Suit Press Conference

(EnviroNews Utah) — Salt Lake City — Today, Tim Wagner of the Sierra Club spoke out in support of the joint lawsuit against Rio Tinto/Kennecott being filed by the Utah Mom’s For Clean Air, the Utah Physicians For a Healthy Environment and WildEarth Guardians. The suit claims that Kennecott is responsible for a disproportionate amount of Utah’s dangerous air pollution and has consistently violated its pollution permits as well as EPA standards.

Panelists at the event also cited numerous externalities such as massive air pollution related medical expenses as a byproduct of Kennecott Utah Copper’s operations.

This segment was taped at the Rio Tinto/Kennecott Lawsuit Press Conference at the Salt Lake City Library, December 19, 2011.

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