All together, we played more as a team. It seemed to come together at the end, but it couldn't get us the win, |
In each case it was just a few dozen, but it's enough that we do want to take a closer look at it. |
Our main concern is to reduce mercury. We look at it clearly as a toxic chemical. We've been doing more testing around the state in streams and lakes and fish, and we're finding more of it. |
People should be concerned about this information. That's why we want to have steps taken immediately to fix it. |
The overall trend is downward. There are fewer toxic chemicals going into the environment, but we want to see that amount go down even more. |
They looked at a number of scenarios for operating the plant, and they could not come up with anything that would meet the air-quality requirement. We don't know how long that will take. |
This is a long-term problem and we know it will take a while to fix. |
We believe it's an important health issue. |
We need to come out strong and stay strong, because at the end it didn't play out the way we wanted it to. |
We want people to be as up to date as possible. |
We're right on the edge of going into a drought period. If there's no change, we're likely to see a drought this spring. |
will take a look at what they do propose. The main thing we're looking for is, if they are continuing to operate, it must be in a way that does not violate air-quality standards. |