Word: epa
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...alternative would be a gas turbine system, which would provide a quick energy reserve and steam heat as well. It would be cheaper to build, says the EPA, cheaper to operate, cheaper to transmit the power. It could be built in New York City, or at other satellite cCon Ed installations. And it would leave Storm King Mountain alone...
...hoped that it could build enough nuclear power plants to drive Storm King's pumps, but EPA projected that because of "licensing and other problems," which have mired the nuclear projects in a swamp of delays, the drive would have to come from fossil fuel--increasingly expensive, and in short supply...
Since 1970 Boston industries have been required by the EPA to burn fuel with a sulfur level no higher than .5 per cent. As this fuel becomes scarce, industries are being forced to utilize fuel with a pollutant content of 2.2 per cent or higher...
...industries that are granted variances by the EPA must first submit a sworn affidavit from their fuel supplier stating that they have completely run out of the cleaner fuel...
...EPA has not lifted the ban on coal burning in the metropolitan area but it is a possibility, according to Comproni. "I hope we won't see any coal burning this winter, but we are walking on a tightrope now. We'll either freeze if the restrictions aren't lifted, or see the health effects if they are," he said...