Keystone Coal-Fired Power Plant in Shelocta, Pennsylvania

Description

Keystone is rated the #4 emitter of mercury in the entire USA.

Please note that according Citizens for Tax Justice, Reliant paid zero taxes in 2003: CTJ report.

Also in Indiana County are:

• Edison: Homer City Generating Station.
• Reliant Energy: Conemaugh Generating Station which is along the Conemaugh river.

Pollution

• 2001: Output by the Keystone plant of mercury was 1800 pounds.
• 2005: Keystone reported to output 17 million pounds of primarily acid aerosols.
• 2006: Output from Keystone of SO2 is listed as 178000 tons.

Related links

• Reliant Energy Commits $350 Million for Environmental Upgrades at Two Key Facilities.
• Obama helping put mercury-laden coal power plant scrubber waste (FGD gypsum) onto agricultural fields.
• Green Citizens 2010-03-19.
• State of Pennsylvania Mercury Monitoring
• Reliant pledges to upgrade Keystone
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