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Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the U.S. - 2006
Report: The Benchmarking project uses public data to compare the emissions performance of the 100 largest power producers in the United States. The sortable databases provided here contain emissions data for four power plant pollutants: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury and carbon dioxide. The information presented here was compiled and analyzed in collaboration by NRDC; Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG), a New Jersey-based electric utility; Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), a California-based energy utility; and CERES, a national coalition of environmental and investor groups.
Asthma and Air Pollution Bad air can bring on asthma attacks, even in healthy people; tracking air quality and controlling pollution from cars, factories and power plants can help. Overview: Bad air can bring on asthma attacks, even in healthy people; tracking air quality and controlling pollution from cars, factories and power plants can help.

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Coal Is Hazardous to Your Health Coal-fired power plants threaten the environment and your health. Index: Burning coal releases enormous amounts of harmful pollutants into the air and water, with serious health consequences. Waste generated by coal-fired power plants contains hazardous pollutants that can contaminate our drinking water and cause cancer, birth defects and reproductive problems. This index of fact sheets describes the health hazards of our continued reliance on coal.
Subtracting Sulfur: Reducing Diesel Sulfur Levels to Reduce Urban Pollution
Issue Paper: NRDC's Dump Dirty Diesels Campaign is calling on countries around the world to cut sulfur levels in diesel fuel to near zero by the end of the decade. Sulfur contributes to the ill effects of diesel's soot emissions -- effects that include elevated rates of asthma attacks, lung disease, heart disease, cancer and even premature death. At the same time, sulfur impairs emission-control devices that can remove most of the pollution from diesel cars, trucks and buses on the road today. This February 2002 report not only shows why cleaning up "dirty diesel" makes so much sense -- it also outlines how this can be achieved and the likely economic benefits of stripping sulfur from worldwide diesel supplies.
Testimony on Proposed Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements, June 2000
Testimony: Presented before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by Richard Kassel, NRDC senior attorney, June 2000.