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To: Erik T who wrote (1415)	11/3/1999 3:43:00 PM
From: Erik T	Read Replies (1) of 1514

Wednesday November 3 1:10 PM ET Utilities Hit With Federal Emissions Suit WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government sued seven large utilities with aging coal-fired plants Wednesday for spewing pollution into the air throughout Midwest and East Coast states. The lawsuits accused American Electric Power Co., Cinergy Corp (NYSE:CIN - news)., FirstEnergy Corp (NYSE:FE - news)., Illinova Corp (NYSE:ILN - news)., Southern Co., TECO Energy Inc (NYSE:TE - news). and Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. of modifying more than two dozen power plants without installing state-of-the-art equipment required by law to control smog, acid rain and soot. The utilities face potential civil fines of up to $27,500 per plant per day for the alleged violations of the Clean Air Act from Florida to Ohio, the government said. ``When children have trouble breathing because of pollution from a utility plant hundreds of miles away, something must be done,' Attorney General Janet Reno said. ``Today's actions will help clean the air and make us breath a little easier.' The lawsuits, one of the EPA's biggest enforcement investigations, were filed after the agency spent months in talks with the companies. The federal government also filed Wednesday an administrative order against the government-owned Tennessee Valley Authority (NYSE:TVA - news) for similar pollution violations at its plants. Coal-burning power plants are major sources of nitrogen oxide, which produces ozone and smog that can cause asthma and other health problems. The Justice Department said the seven utilities' failure to install anti-pollution equipment resulted in about three million tons of harmful emissions annually.

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