New Jersey Is Not Toxic …. See Latest Findings ! [LIST]

New Jersey always gets a bad wrap as a "toxic" place , usually from those who have never been here and seen our beautiful State! Check out this latest survey ....

If they held a power plant pollution Olympics and states “won” medals for being home to the most toxic emissions, the gold, silver and bronze would go to Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. That’s the conclusion of a new report out from the Natural Resources Defense Council ranking the “Toxic 20” states in terms of pollution from coal- and air-fired power plants. Starting with the worst, the list includes:

1. Kentucky	11. Tennessee
2. Ohio	12. Virginia
3. Pennsylvania	13. South Carolina
4. Indiana	14. Alabama
5. West Virginia	15. Missouri
6. Florida	16. Illinois
7. Michigan	17. Mississippi
8. North Carolina	18. Wisconsin
9. Georgia	19. Maryland
10. Texas	20. Delaware

Notice New Jersey is nowhere on this list !

There is some good news in the “Toxic 20” report – there was a 19% drop in all air toxics emitted from power plants in 2010 compared to the previous year

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