Clean Air Reports

Getting On Track: Record Transit Ridership Increases Energy Independence	2009-09-22
Transportation is responsible for more than two-thirds of our nation’s oil consumption and nearly a third of our carbon dioxide emissions. To make us more energy independent and reduce pollution, we need to build a transportation system that uses less oil, takes advantage of alternative fuels, and shifts as much of our travel as possible from transportation modes that consume a lot of energy to those that consume less.
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Made in the U.S.A.: Power Plants and Mercury Pollution Across the Country	2005-09-08
As the Senate prepares to vote on whether to overturn an EPA rule on power plant mercury emissions; a new New Mexico Public Interest Research Group (NMPIRG) report shows that San Juan County in New Mexico has the 5th highest power plant mercury emissions out of the top 100 emitters in the country.
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Going Nowhere: The Price Consumers Pay for Stalled Fuel Economy Policies	2004-05-27
Consumers will spend almost twice as much as they should to travel to Memorial Day hotspots, because of shortsighted automobile fuel economy policies, according to a report released today by NMPIRG Education Fund.
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