Save the Sound: New Report Finds HVAC, Water Heaters in Connecticut Generate Eight Times as Much Smog-Forming NOx Pollution as All the State's Power Plants Combined
September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023:
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Strong air quality standards for HVAC and water heaters are needed to improve air quality, cut heating bills, and slow climate change.
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Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut's nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state's power pl . . .
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Strong air quality standards for HVAC and water heaters are needed to improve air quality, cut heating bills, and slow climate change.
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Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut's nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state's power pl . . .