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Friday, November 16, 2007

Acid Rain Progress Report

Good news.

Acid Rain Forming Emissions Fall Sharply, EPA Reports

Release date: 11/16/2007
Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan, (202) 564-4355 /
perezsullivan.margot@epa.gov

(11/16/07) For the first time ever, sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the power sector fell below 10 million tons as reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Acid Rain Program and Related Programs 2006 Progress Report. 2006 marks the 12th year of what is widely hailed as one of the most successful environmental programs in U.S. history.

In 2006, annual SO2 emissions from...(complete article here).

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