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‘End of an era:’ After 45 years, Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is closed

Three Mile Island’s closure will increase the state’s emissions of greenhouse gases. Unit 1 produces more zero-carbon electricity than all the state’s wind, solar and hydro plants combined, and it will be replaced by power produced from natural gas.

Passersby stop to photograph the cooling towers of Three Mile Island Unit 1 in Middletown, Pa., Friday, the reactor's last day of operation.
Passersby stop to photograph the cooling towers of Three Mile Island Unit 1 in Middletown, Pa., Friday, the reactor's last day of operation.Read moreKalim A. Bhatti