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On April 14, 2011, the EPA Sierra Club announced a settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (that TVA) agreed to resolve alleged [[Clean Air Ac]]t violations phase out 18 units at 11 of its coal-fired power plants in Alabama, Kentuckyadding up to 2,700 MW, and Tennessee. The settlement will require TVA to invest a TVA estimated $3 to $5 billion on new and upgraded state-of-the-art install modern pollution controls that will prevent approximately 1on three dozen additional units,200 to 3,000 premature deaths, 2,000 heart attacks and 21,000 cases of asthma attacks each year, resulting making it the largest ever reduction in up to $27 billion air pollution in annual health benefits. TVA will also invest $350 million on clean energy projects that will reduce pollution, save energy and protect public health and the environment. The settlement also requires TVA to pay a civil penalty of $10 millionSoutheastern United States.<ref>[http://yosemiteaction.epasierraclub.govorg/opasite/admpressMessageViewer?em_id=203101.nsf/ab2d81eb088f4a7e85257359003f5339/45cbf1a4262af67b8525787200516dd7!OpenDocument 0&dlv_id=174621 "EPA Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with Blockbuster Agreement Takes 18 Dirty TVA to Modernize Coal-Fired Power Plants and Promote Clean Energy Investments / State-of-the-art pollution controls and clean energy technology to provide up to $27 billion in annual health benefitsPlant Units Offline"] EPASierra Club, April 14, 2011.</ref>

In additionThat same day, the EPA announced a settlement with the TVA agreed to phase out 18 units resolve alleged [[Clean Air Act]] violations at 11 of its coal-fired power plantsin Alabama, adding up to 2,700MWKentucky, and install modern Tennessee. The settlement will require TVA to invest a TVA estimated $3 to $5 billion on pollution controls , invest $350 million on three dozen additional unitsclean energy projects, making it the largest ever reduction in air pollution in the Southeastern United Statesand pay a civil penalty of $10 million.<ref>[http://actionyosemite.sierraclubepa.orggov/siteopa/MessageViewer?em_id=203101admpress.0&dlv_id=174621 nsf/ab2d81eb088f4a7e85257359003f5339/45cbf1a4262af67b8525787200516dd7!OpenDocument "Blockbuster Agreement Takes 18 Dirty EPA Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with TVA to Modernize Coal-Fired Power Plant Units OfflinePlants and Promote Clean Energy Investments / State-of-the-art pollution controls and clean energy technology to provide up to $27 billion in annual health benefits"] Sierra ClubEPA, April 14, 2011.</ref>