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State’s experts exaggerate health effects of emissions reductions

posted June 8, 2008

RALEIGH – Forcing the Tennessee Valley Authority to reduce emissions from its coal-fired power plants would create far more costs than benefits, according to a new John Locke Foundation…
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Where the Bodies Are Buried: How experts for N.C.’s Attorney General mislead the public about TVA air pollution risks

posted June 8, 2008 by Joel Schwartz

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates 11 coal-fired power plants in the southeastern United States. These plants emit nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2), which contribute to particulate matter (PM) and ozone in the eastern U.S., including North Carolina.

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