Climate polluters have a new spotlight on them thanks to a new global data effort.
Across Tennessee, landfills are emitting methane. Cement factories, which support the concrete industry, produce massive amounts of carbon dioxide. Airports, steel plants and the oil refinery in Memphis are big emitters.
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Cumberland Fossil Plant, a coal plant near Clarksville, took the top spot in the state. Among power plants in North America, the Cumberland plant is the 10th biggest contributor to climate change, according to the data from Climate Trace, which is a coalition of environmental groups, academic scientists and tech companies that is backed by former Vice President Al Gore...
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