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EPA - Pollution From Power Plant Smokestacks

Submitted by Piotr on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 23:17

Over a decade ago, EPA began developing new regulations to cut dangerous pollution from power plant smokestacks. These plants churn out most of the mercury, acid gas and arsenic pollution in our air, and the new rules will dramatically slash this pollution, saving up to 17,000 lives and preventing 120,000 asthma attacks each year.

— EPA

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