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Power’s plan will insure the continuous operation of polluting plants in another state, which should have long ago shut down or replaced, and allow them to increase output and market reach because it is the cheapest way they have to insure corporate profit.
- Sadly, records clearly show that these Ohio Valley power plants are among the largest sources of nitrogen oxides (which contribute to ozone formation), sulfur dioxides (which contribute to acid rain), mercury deposition (which contributes to birth defects in children including autism) and fine particulate matter. All of this contributes to increased mortality - 1,200 deaths a year in VA are attributed to power plant pollution. Over the past thirty years the toll has been staggering.
- Again, I challenge you to examine the scientific data and make your decision not on what Dominion Power says, but on what these plants are now producing in the way of pollution and what the future will bring if this proposal is implemented. Virginians need to know. What we will be getting, in addition to the power lines, is ongoing massive doses of noxious gases and harmful particulates that have the potential to maim and kill.
- A thorough review of this information will show you that the human health impact of these gases/materials can be harmful at levels lower than the present the federal standard (NAAQS). Therefore, it is likely that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may revise its standard for ozone content - a move that will make it even more difficult for northern VA to
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