Clean Air After the CAIR Decision : Back to Square One?

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Electric power-plants.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on Bush Administration clean air interstate rule (CAIR), to establish a regional cap-and-trade program for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from electric generating units in 28 eastern States and D.C. Discusses U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling in North Carolina v. EPA, that vacated CAIR, and impact of this decision on communities attempting to achieve National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and impact on mercury emissions. Examines related issues.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Clean Air After the CAIR Decision

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