http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/revised-emissions-agreement-cuts-acid-rain-pollutants <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Eight east coast states, the EPA and several environmental groups have reached a revised agreement with one of the country's largest electricity producers to further reduce acid rain emissions from coal-fired power plants in the Midwest.</span></p> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:30:00 +0000 Pat Bradley 58602 at http://wamc.org Revised Emissions Agreement Cuts Acid Rain Pollutants http://wamc.org/post/settlement-binds-power-co-stop-burning-coal <p>One of the largest U.S. electricity producers will stop burning coal at two of its power plants under a legal settlement reached with the EPA, eight states and several environmental groups. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:30:00 +0000 Pat Bradley 58545 at http://wamc.org Settlement Binds Power Co. To Stop Burning Coal http://wamc.org/post/ag-announces-grant-funding-mitigate-adirondack-acid-rain-damage <p></p><p></p><p>New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced a new grant program designed to mitigate the effects of acid rain in Adirondack water bodies.<br><br>The 400-thousand dollar Adirondack Acid Rain Recovery grant program has been created as part of a multi-state legal settlement with Cinergy, formerly Duke Energy, over Clean Air Act violations.&nbsp; Jeremy Magliaro,&nbsp; an environmental policy analyst with the <a href="http://www.ag.ny.gov">New York Attorney General’s office</a>, says the funds are intended to hasten lake and stream recovery from acid rain deposition. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:20:00 +0000 Pat Bradley 56327 at http://wamc.org A.G. Announces Grant Funding to Mitigate Adirondack Acid Rain Damage