American Electric Power Co., which supplies coal-fired power to 5 million customers, today agreed to spend $4.6 billion to reduce chemical emissions blamed for spreading smog and acid rain across the northeast.
That's good news, considering that I live in the top 10% of the most heavily air-polluted locales in the nation. Smog, particulates, hazardous air polluntants and increased cancer risk, we've got it all. (You can find out where your hometown stands by typing in your zipcode here.)
Today's announcement was the culmination of an eight-year-long legal battle and lawsuit filed by the EPA, environmental groups and eight northeastern states. What took them so long?
Posted by Dawn
