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*'''2006 NO<sub>x</sub> Emissions''': 9,699 tons
*'''2005 Mercury Emissions''': 315 lb.
==Citizen activism==
On September 28, 2009 [[Earthjustice]], on behalf of the [[Sierra Club]], [[National Parks Conservation Association]] and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, filed an appeal to challenge the renewal of an air pollution permit for the [[TransAlta]] coal-fired plant located in Centralia, Washington. The groups are asking for tighter controls on nitrogen oxide emissions from the plant.<ref>[http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/10761-1 Groups Challenge WA Coal Plant’s Permit Renewal], ''Public News Service'', September 30, 2009.</ref>
Doug Howell, senior representative for the Sierra Club’s Coal-Free Northwest campaign commented:
::''In Washington state, TransAlta, as the number one source of global warming, mercury and haze pollution, has had a free ride for too long. This old, filthy coal-fired plant must be seen for what it is and now is the time to hold the coal plant accountable to fulfill its obligations to address known pollutants to protect our health, environment and economy.''<ref>[http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/09/29/news/doc4ac242300a876547189549.txt Earthjustice Appeals TransAlta Permit], ''The Chronicle Online'', September 29, 2009.</ref>
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