Noxious Smog Precursors From Power Plants Plummet ; a Sharp Drop in Nitrous Oxide Pollution Shows Federal Regulations at Work. `
Portland Press Herald › September 15, 2006
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The reduction of ground-level ozone levels in chronically smoggy eastern states is a welcome validation of so-called "cap-and-trade" pollution control efforts.
The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday reported that nitrogen oxide emissions from hundreds of power plants fell by 57 percent from 2000 to 2005 because of an initiative begun under the Clinton administration.See the full content of this document
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Noxious Smog Precursors From Power Plants Plummet ; a Sharp Drop in Nitrous Oxide Pollution Shows Federal Regulations at Work. `
The 530,000 tons emitted in 2005 was 72 percent less than 1990 levels.
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