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A big Northwest clean air victory: 2 old coal plants will be phased out

djohnson| July 13, 2016| Home Page - Read the Latest, Media Center, News

seattle PIThe phaseout of two old coal-burning power plants in Montana will reduce the Northwest’s carbon “footprint” by 5 million tons of pollution each year, equivalent to 1 million cars being permanently taken off the road.
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