Pollution on the Rise: Local Trends in Power Plant Pollution

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY4

INTRODUCTION.6

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF POWER PLANT POLLUTION 8

Global Warming.8

Asthma 9

Heart Attacks, Lung Disease, and Early Death .9

Learning Disabilities. 11

REPORT FINDINGS: POWER PLANT POLLUTION ON THE RISE 12

Global Warming Pollution. 12

Fine Particle Soot Pollution. 14

Ozone Smog Pollution 18

RECOMMENDATIONS . 22

METHODOLOGY . 23

APPENDIX A. State Trends in Power Plant Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1995-2003 25

APPENDIX B. Plant-by-Plant Trends in Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1995-2003.26

APPENDIX C. State Trends in Power Plant Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, 1995-2003. 39

APPENDIX D. Plant-by-Plant Trends in Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, 1995-2003 40

APPENDIX E. State Trends in Power Plant Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, 1995-2003. 49

APPENDIX F. Plant-by-Plant Trends in Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, 1995-2003 .50

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