Californians have a right to know what's being sprayed on them. The Environmental Quality Act is there so we know what's happening, and once we know we can work to have plans changed so the bad effects aren't so bad.

It won't, because federal law protects us from variances.

Generally, (Evergreen) releases them in bursts, like when equipment breaks or (through) other pulp mill problems. And if you're breathing (PM-10s), they can lodge very deeply in the lungs and are absorbed in the blood stream and can have very toxic effects on the body.

That means we do these things not to make money, but to keep our society functioning at a reasonable level where people can be healthy. We are not trying to shut down businesses; we want businesses to keep running, (but without polluting) and, in this case, the air belongs to all of us.

In this case we don't have to allege anything. ... The pulp mill already admitted violating (its) permits (by asking for variances). In federal law, (the industry) can't ask for variances unless they are violating the terms of their permit.

We're dismayed the pulp mill wants to put its toxic waste in the air in this city. It's not good for Eureka, it's not good for members of our organization and it's against the law.