Michael Hawthorne
Environment and Public Health Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Midwesterner. Pulitzer finalist. Dig into environment/public health for @chicagotribune. EPL/NBA/MLB obsessive. Victoria Concordia Crescit.
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gazettextra.com | Michael Hawthorne
CHICAGO - For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner, built during the early to mid-1970s, became the nation's largest source of sulfur dioxide, which creates acid rain and lung-damaging soot. It also was among the top emitters of climate-changing carbon dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen oxide and brain-damaging mercury. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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thederrick.com | Michael Hawthorne
CHICAGO — For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner, built during the early to mid-1970s, became the nation’s largest source of sulfur dioxide, which creates acid rain and lung-damaging soot. It also was among the top emitters of climate-changing carbon dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen oxide and brain-damaging mercury.
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swoknews.com | Michael Hawthorne
CHICAGO — For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner, built during the early to mid-1970s, became the nation’s largest source of sulfur dioxide, which creates acid rain and lung-damaging soot. It also was among the top emitters of climate-changing carbon dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen oxide and brain-damaging mercury.
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dailyitem.com | Michael Hawthorne
CHICAGO — For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner, built during the early to mid-1970s, became the nation’s largest source of sulfur dioxide, which creates acid rain and lung-damaging soot. It also was among the top emitters of climate-changing carbon dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen oxide and brain-damaging mercury.
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dailygazette.com | Michael Hawthorne
CHICAGO — For nearly four decades, owners of the Baldwin power plant in southern Illinois managed to avoid the most stringent requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. The gargantuan coal burner, built during the early to mid-1970s, became the nation’s largest source of sulfur dioxide, which creates acid rain and lung-damaging soot. It also was among the top emitters of climate-changing carbon dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen oxide and brain-damaging mercury.
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