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Instead, this false solution will foist more waste and airpollution on a community that is already overburdened with both. Instead of subsidizing these polluting waste and fossil-burning projects, the government should invest in truly renewable energy, which is a cleaner and more affordable source of power.
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6 was enacted, the plants have emitted more than 29 million tons of heat-trapping carbondioxide, 28,000 tons of nitrogenoxides (NOx), and 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SOx). The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel estimates that, since H.B. Ohioans pay for OVEC losses.
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8) Conversely, under President Biden, the EPA has advanced the new Clean Air Act rule to significantly and environmentally reduce methane emissions and other health-harming airpollutants that put nearby communities at risk. (9) Greenhouse gases—such as carbondioxide and methane—have a heat-trapping impact on climate. (12)
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