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February 26, 2013

Energy Firm Closes 3 Coal Plants as Part of Landmark Settlement 
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A U.S. energy firm has agreed to retire three coal-fired power plants in
a move environmentalists say will save more than 200 lives each year.
American Electric Power also agreed to reduce emissions and make new
investments in wind and solar power as part of a landmark settlement
with federal regulators, states and citizen groups. In addition to
retiring plants in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, AEP will pay $6 million
to several eastern states hit by drifting pollution. Coal plants supply
nearly a third of U.S. electricity and are the largest source of sulfur
dioxide, mercury and carbon pollution.

 

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