11-30-11: Clearing the Air About the "Job Killer" Myth

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An air pollution control device called a scrubber rises at the Brandon Shores coal-fired power plant south of Baltimore, with plant chemical technician Melissa Sampson at left.  

Before an air pollution control law passed the Maryland General Assembly in 2006, critics claimed that compelling coal-fired power plants to install billion-dollar filter systems called scrubbers would force plants to close down, causing blackouts and layoffs.  But none of the dire predictions came true--and the Brandon Shores power plant south of Baltimore actually increased its workforce to run its new scrubbers, providing evidence that environmental regulations are not "job killers."