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Power plant pollution affects people and the earth largely. This issue has been started to be dealt with by the government with a new plan. This plan is called the clean power plant plan, and it will reduce the amount of carbon pollution that is produced from power plants. Below you will find 3 interesting facts.
Fact 1
One fact about power plant pollution is that it accounts for 32% of the total greenhouse gases that are released into the air
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Fact 2
2014 was the hottest year recorded in history. 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have all occurred in the first 15 years of this century. This is due to global warming from the carbon pollution.
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Fact 3
Every year and a half to two years, every nuclear plant goes through a cleaning cycle that shuts down the plant to allow for the removal of radioactive waste.
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