DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper reports that a new survey puts Ohio near the top of
the country’s top 20 toxic states.
The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/NyTOfe )
reports that The Buckeye State was No. 2 on a list of 20 states that
are responsible for a disproportionate share of toxic emissions from the
U.S. electric sector.
That’s according to a report released
earlier this month by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an
environmental group. Kentucky was No. 1 on the list.
The report
said the emissions include key power plant pollutants such as mercury,
hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonia and others. The 20 states
accounted for approximately 92 percent of toxic air pollution from
electricity-generating plants.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper reports that a new survey puts Ohio near the top of
the country’s top 20 toxic states.
The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/NyTOfe )
reports that The Buckeye State was No. 2 on a list of 20 states that
are responsible for a disproportionate share of toxic emissions from the
U.S. electric sector.
That’s according to a report released
earlier this month by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an
environmental group. Kentucky was No. 1 on the list.
The report
said the emissions include key power plant pollutants such as mercury,
hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonia and others. The 20 states
accounted for approximately 92 percent of toxic air pollution from
electricity-generating plants.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.