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Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 April 2008 12:15 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 9 April 2008 12:15
New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says the state will receive $1.2 million from a multi-state settlement reached last year with an Ohio power company.
The money comes from an October agreement with American Electric Power Company over smokestack pollution that drifted across Northeast and mid-Atlantic states. The case began in 1999 when eight states and 13 environmental groups joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s crackdown on energy companies accused of rebuilding coal-fired power plants without installing pollution controls as required.
Under the terms of the original settlement, the money may be used for projects related to improving air quality. Payments will be spread out over the next five years.