EnvironmentalIntermediateNorth Carolina Exam

NC's Clean Smokestacks Act targeted which form of environmental pollution from power plants?

AWater pollution from coal ash ponds
BAir pollution (nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide) from coal-fired power plantsCorrect
CAsbestos emissions from industrial facilities, as is typical in most transactions
DRadon emissions from natural gas plants

Why Air pollution (nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide) from coal-fired power plants Is Correct

Answer B: Air pollution (nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide) from coal-fired power plants

NC's Clean Smokestacks Act required significant reductions in nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, improving air quality in North Carolina.

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