PennEnvironment releases list of state's 'Dirty Dozen' climate polluters
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center unveiled a new study revealing Pennsylvania's top climate polluters in 2021. Th...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center unveiled a new study revealing Pennsylvania's top climate polluters in 2021. The statewide non-profit refers to them as the "Dirty Dozen." The center's deputy director, Ashleigh Deemer, said these 12 facilities produce nearly one-fifth of the commonwealth's climate pollution and half of them are located in southwestern Pennsylvania. Deemer said they released nearly 46 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses in 2021. The facilities include Conemaugh and Homer City power plants in Indiana County as well as Keystone, which is in Armstrong County and is the worst climate polluter overall.