The 50 most-polluting U.S. power plants emit more of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide pollution than every nation except six worldwide, according to a new report released by the Environment America Research and Policy Center. The report, America's Dirtiest Power Plants, finds that of the nearly 6,000 electricity generating facilities in the United States, most of the U.S. power sector's global warming pollution comes from a handful of exceptionally dirty power plants: About 30% of all power-sector carbon dioxide emissions in 2011 came from the 50 dirtiest power plants; about half came from the 100 dirtiest plants; and about 90% came from the 500 dirtiest plants.The report includes a list of the top 100 dirtiest power plants in the U.S.
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