Knoxville area residents breathe easier now
Knox County air monitors now show that the greater Knoxville area has reached attainment of the Enviromental Protection Agency’s (EPA) federal smog regulations.
Our area’s Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has long been a leader in pollution control efforts; all 59 of the agencies coal fired power generating plants have some form of emmissions controls.
About 60 percent of those plants have state of the art Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems which they started installing in 1999, before the EPA began requiring them.
Additionally TVA is a leader in safe nuclear power generation with 30% of its power generating output coming from just 3 nuclear plants.
Being in compliance with EPA air quality standards has economic benefits to the area as well as the obvious health advantages.
Lots of industries consider quality of life in an area as a factor in making their decision to locate a facility in an area.
Our quality of life in the beautiful Tennessee valley has always been great and the latest news that we meet the EPA’s clear air standards helps to ensure it stays that way.
From the nearby Great Smoky Mountains to the Cumberland Plateau, the Knoxville, Tennessee area is indeed a great place to work, live, and raise a family.
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