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27 mentions for outlet: The Daily Times
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A letter to the editor from Liz Albertson of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy commends Senator Frist for bringing EPA Administrator Christine Whitman to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to witness air quality problems caused…
“By its action today, the administration is siding with the large industrial polluters, like TVA and Southern Co., who contributed to the lobbying efforts against the Clean Air Act by the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council — and giving them a get-out-of-jail free card”
“We've got an excessive amount of cities and counties violating the eight-hour ozone standards. We very clearly have a problem in the Southeast.”
“In general, we are not supportive of the president's plan because we don't feel the timeline or reduction of pollutants are enough to get the clean air we need now”
“No other utility could get away with doing this — making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation. This is a huge, huge gamble. This is a very risky proposition for ratepayers.”
“standing up and challenging the large financial interests of the industries that are responsible for the air pollution that blocks our views, poisons our air, and fouls our mountain streams requires real leadership”
“We expect Sen. Frist to stand up for clean air in Tennessee”
A letter to the editor from the Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park defends Senator Bill Frist's environmental record, responding to criticism from Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy regarding air quality…
“We're concerned TVA is not moving aggressively enough with sulfur dioxide emission reductions”
“Sulfur dioxide rates from the Tennessee Valley Authority's old coal plants remains a serious problem”
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is experiencing record ozone pollution in June 2000, with concentrations exceeding federal health standards continuously since June 9. The article attributes the problem to automobile and transportation exhaust combined with…
“For the cost of a few fast food meals a month, you could know you're not contributing to the air quality problems in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.”
