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Power Plant Emissions
America's 500 coal-fired electric generating plants are its largest industrial source of harmful air pollution. From lung damage to asthma attacks to acid rain, haze, and global warming, no economic sector has a greater impact on our environment. Yet there has been a remarkable transformation in the way power plant pollution has been viewed over the past eight years. Even lawmakers from the largest coal-producing states are calling for reductions in power plant emissions, and at a rate and level greater than that being urged by the current Administration through its "Clear Skies" proposal. CATF's focus on educating state-based environmental groups and local activists has increased the climate and air quality literacy of the American public, and helped broaden the debate on cleaner air and greater protection of public health.
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Power Plant Air Pollution LocatorWhat you don't know about the air you breathe can hurt you. The Power Plant Air Pollution Locator puts at your fingertips detailed information about the air you and your family are breathing. Zoom in on your state, your city, and even on the power plant in your back yard – and find out what dirty air means to you.
Dirty Air, Dirty Power: Mortality and Health Damage Due to Air Pollution from Power PlantsUpdate of mortality and health damage due to power plant particle pollution. Comparison of leading clean up proposals.

