Maryland Power Plants and the Environment. A Review of the Impacts of PowerPlants and Transmission Lines on Maryland's Natural Resources. 11th Edition

摘要

This report, the 11th edition of the Cumulative Environmental Impact Report (CEIR-11), describes how power plants effect the environment and discusses how industry restructuring interacts with natural resource issues. Power plants in Maryland, like all industrial facilities across the United States, affect the environment in various ways. For more than 25 years, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) has been investigating how power plant impact Maryland's air, water, land, and cultural resources. We need power plants and transmission lines to support the basic needs of modern society. At the same time, we must continually as: What impacts do power plants have on the environment. Are the impacts significant. What are the costs to minimize the impacts. The electric power industry across the United States is in the midst of change, which is affecting how power plants are managed and regulated.