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« Former President Bush to speak at Bryant graduation | Today | Update: Red Sox bring it home this afternoon / Photos » April 8, 2008R.I. to get $1.2M share of air pollution settlementRhode Island is set to get $1.2 million to be used for projects to cut air pollution and improve energy efficiency, under a settlement with the nation's biggest power company, state Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch's office announced today. New England and mid-Atlantic states are getting a combined $24 million through the federal Clear Air Act settlement with the company, American Electric Power, according to the news release. States and environmental groups reached settlement with in October. Part of it required the company to pay the eight states over the next five years. Each state will decide how use its share of money. Potential projects include buying pollution control technologies, installing solar and other renewable energy technologies, supporting the building of “green” buildings, and "investing in energy efficiency and conservation programs." -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney “The fact that this major corporation has to take immediate steps to reduce the amount of pollution it spews from 16 of its power plants is, in and of itself, great news for our environment," Lynch said in the statement. "The impact of this settlement, however, is maximized by Rhode Island’s allocation of $1.2 million, representing new and much-needed money to improve air quality right here in our state.” Under the settlement, Lynch's office said, the company also must invest nearly $5 billion to upgrade 16 power plants and cut more than 800,000 tons of yearly air pollution. Air pollution from the plants "threaten human health, are linked to increases in asthma attacks and lung diseases, and are primary contributors to acid rain, which severely damages lakes, forests, and wildlife," the statement says. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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