Clean Air After the CAIR Decision Multi-Pollutant Approaches to Controlling Powerplant Emissions

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

District of Columbia.

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Electric power-plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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 volume EPA</EMPHASIS>, which vacated CAIR; and reviews impact of this decision on communities attempting to achieve National Ambient Air Quality Standards as well as its impact on mercury emissions. Reviews EPA-proposed clean air transport rule to replace second phase of CAIR with new limits going into effect before CAIR would have. Examines related issues

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Clean Air After the CAIR Decision

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-RSI-0382

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