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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency at the Can Run plant.

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The number of residents that provided notice that they intended to to file a class action suit surrounding alledged violations of the Clean Air Act.

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Approximate carbon dioxide emitted from entities power plants during the reporting period (in millions of tons).

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Number of coal combustion residual recycling companies that have filed a lawsuit against the environmental protection agency.

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The period (in years) that a subsidiary is to provide Montana Department of Environmental Quality financial assurance on waste-water treatment facilities per the Administrative Order on Consent.

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The number of factors to consider, including impacts to energy reliability and remaining useful life of plants, when making a site-specific determination using a form of cost-benefit analysis of environmental standards regarding the impact to aquatic organisms of cooling towers.

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Number of requirements under proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule regarding reducing impact to aquatic organisms of cooling towers.

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The percentage reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2020 per the Climate Action Plan.

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The company's maximum amount that could be assessed resulting from an incident at its nuclear station covered by Price-Anderson Act Amendments under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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The company's maximum public liability for claims resulting from an incident at its nuclear station covered by Provisions of The Price-Anderson Act Amendments under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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Maximum property insurance coverage for the company's nuclear station.

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Maximum amount payable per year that company would have to pay resulting from an incident at its nuclear station covered by the Price-Anderson Act Amendments under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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Maximum assessment of retroactive premiums the company could be assessed in the event of insurers' loss under property and replacement power insurance programs for coverage for the cost of replacement power during prolonged outages of nuclear units under certain specified conditions.

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The number of companies that were cited in a federal district court filing related to a greenhouse gas litigation.

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Number of approaches proposed by the EPA in June 2010 to regulate the disposal and management of coal combustion residuals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

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Number of electric utility companies that could be sued as a result of their greenhouse gas emissions based on a September 2009 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision.

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The number of indirect subsidaries that were cited in a federal district court filing related to a greenhouse gas litigation.

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Number of northeastern states that signed a Memorandum of Understanding that established a greenhouse gas emission cap-and-trade program called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

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The number of phases that Cross State Air Pollution Rule will be implemented in.

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The number of pounds in a ton a carbon dioxide emissions.

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Percentage reduction by 2019 in carbon dioxide emissions from base 2005 levels under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's January 2009 program.

No definition available.

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Maximum percentage reduction by 2020 in greenhouse gas emissions that could be achieved by implementing actions identified in Pennsylvania's Advisory Committee's Climate Change Action Report.

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Period of years used to determine the recorded discounted liability for the cost of pumping and treating groundwater, and operating and maintaining a passive wetlands treatment center.

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The percentage for proposed Maryland renewable portfolio standard requirements.

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The precentage for current Maryland renewable portfolio standard requirements.

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Amount of proposed funding under a renewable energy program for solar projects.

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Estimate by the United States Government of the "social cost of carbon", per metric ton, in 2015 used to calculate benefits associated with proposed regulations.

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Estimate by the United States Government of the "social cost of carbon", per metric ton, prior to 2015 used to calculate benefits associated with proposed regulations.

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Statutory period (after final order) for compliance with MACT for mercury emissions and other hazardous air pollutants from electric generating units (in years).

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Statutory period, in years, after compliance deadline that an extension to comply with MACT for mercury emissions and other hazardous air pollutants from electric generating units could be requested.

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Standard, in hours, for sulfur dioxide emissions finalized by the EPS.

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Minimum capacity (in MW) of electric power plants that are required to stabilize carbon dioxide emissions to base 2005 levels under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's January 2009 program.

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Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies.

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