Cement Above the Canyon

By Laurel Morales on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to firm up its rules on cement plants. Cement kilns pump dust and soot into the air along with toxic emissions like mercury.

The EPA's regulations come just as cement giant Cemex hopes to start up a new kiln in Arizona. The plant would create jobs for the rural area but, as Laurel Morales of Arizona Public Radio tells us, it would also be just 50 miles upwind from one of America's scenic treasures: the Grand Canyon.

Listen to Laurel's report at Living on Earth

(Photo by Sekihan via Flickr/Creative Commons)

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