New Jersey is recognized for getting their energy from coal-fired power plants. However, this does not only pollute the air that New Jersey residents are breathing in, but also pollutes the earth’s surface in general by making vegetables and fruits harder to grow in the areas that they are built in. Along with damaging the environment by the method that New Jersey gets their energy from, the state has not taken much time or energy to fix this specific problem. Power companies in New Jersey have been known for turning off their “pollution control” equipment, a legal practice that saves the power company more money, however, it also causes massive amounts of air pollution in the surrounding areas. New Jersey over the past decade had many high ozone days: days where the ozone layer is a toxin its self. Ozone is a gas made up of three oxygen atoms, which eventually end up as an ozone layer. The ozone layer is supposed to protect the planets surface from the suns harmful rays. These high ozone days are extremely brutal for children, the elderly, and people who have asthma. If the state of New Jersey …show more content…
However, there are the very few neighborhoods where one would see rows upon rows of solar panels on the roofs of the houses. Solar panels are panels designed to absorb the sun's rays as a source of energy for generating electricity or heating – they are placed on the roofs of houses where the sunlight hits the most while it’s out. Installing solar panels can seem costly, but if it’s done, this could be the cleanest way for New Jersey to produce energy. If getting rid of the coal-fired power plants can help the ozone layers, people can in return receive a tax break by installing solar panels, which are used to generate energy from the