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| 9/8/2005 | |
| As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on whether to overturn an EPA rule on power plant mercury emissions, a new North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG) report shows that power plants in the state of North Carolina produce the tenth highest amount of toxic mercury emissions in the nation. | |
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| 8/29/2002 | |
| Smog monitors across the state recorded more than 180 instances during which North Carolinians were exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution in 2001, according to the annual Danger In The Air study released by N.C. Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG). | |
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| 8/27/2003 | |
| Manufacturers have the technology to roll out more low-polluting cars, trucks and buses, and consumers are ready to buy them, according to a new report released today in Raleigh. | |
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| 6/5/2003 | |
| Mercury contamination is at crisis levels at many of North Carolina's favorite fishing spots, according to a new report released today by NCPIRG, detailing the most recent data on mercury fish consumption advisories issued in 2002. The report comes as the Bush administration is urging Congress to pass the so-called "Clear Skies Initiative," which would triple the amount of mercury pollution allowed from power plants. | |
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| 6/11/2002 | |
| The health benefits of the North Carolina "Clean Smokestacks" bill include saving thousands of asthma attacks and hundreds of premature deaths in North Carolina alone, according to a new report released today by public health and environmental groups. | |
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| 5/19/2006 | |
| Automobile exhaust accounts for over 30% of air pollution in North Carolina, and is a major health threat, especially for children. Children spend much of their time at schools that typically are located near major roadways. | |
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| 5/14/2002 | |
| A new study released finds that 1,166,947 children in North Carolina live in the shadows of the state's 14 coal-fired power plants. | |
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| 4/6/2005 | |
| As the Bush administration renews its call for Congress to pass its stalled "Clear Skies" bill, a new report written by NCPIRG finds that a loophole in the fine print of the bill could exempt 58 percent of the state's coal-fired power plant units from regulation, allowing them to emit toxic mercury indefinitely. | |
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| 4/4/2002 | |
| Most of North Carolina's oldest and dirtiest power plants are getting dirtier, not cleaner, according to a new report released today by the Clear the Air Campaign. | |
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| 4/12/2001 | |
| Following government recommendations for fish consumption could expose more than 1 in 4 pregnant women, or 1 million women across the country, to mercury levels that could damage the health of their developing fetus, warned a new report released by NCPIRG. | |
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| 3/9/2004 | |
| With the U.S. House of Representatives poised to consider a more than $300 billion transportation bill, Charlotte leads the nation in air pollution from cars and trucks, according to a report released today by NCPIRG. Charlotte ranks 7th in the nation for the most air pollution from cars and trucks, per capita, among large cities. | |
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| 3/28/2006 | |
| North Carolina leaders have made progress on air quality by cutting pollution from power plants. But air pollution continues to cause asthma attacks, visits to the emergency rooms, and increased risk of cancer in North Carolina. Federal standards exist to control automobile emissions, but the Clean Cars Program will take reductions in air pollution a crucial step further. | |
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| 2/28/2002 | |
| The air in 96 North Carolina counties contains hazardous air pollutants that increase the risk of getting cancer, according to a new analysis of federal air pollution data by the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG). | |
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| 2/22/2006 | |
| Air pollution in North Carolina makes people sick and cuts lives short. Air pollution triggers heart attacks and strokes. It causes diseases like chronic bronchitis, asthma and lung cancer. It sends people to the emergency room with respiratory problems, causes asthma attacks, and contributes to respiratory illness in otherwise healthy people. At the root of all of these problems, air pollution irreparably damages lung tissues in ways similar to second- hand tobacco smoke. | |
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| 11/8/2005 | |
| A new report by North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG) shows that the right to adopt state-level air quality standards has been essential in bringing healthy air to North Carolina. | |
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| 1/30/2001 | |
| North Carolina recorded nearly 240 exceedances of the federal and state health standard for smog in the year 2000, the third highest in the nation. | |
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| 1/26/2005 | |
| As a key U.S. Senate committee considers the White House's bill to delay and weaken clean air safeguards, a new Clear the Air report released today by the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG) and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) finds that while North Carolina is working hard to clean its air, pollution from power plants in surrounding states is on the rise. | |
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