tailieunhanh - Cross-State Air Pollution Rule: Reducing Air Pollution Protecting Public Health

We begin with two fairly obvious points. First, not surprisingly, for both of the maquiladoras, the health damages (whether measured in number of cases or in dollars) from uncontrolled emissions are considerably higher than for controlled emissions. For the iron foundry, damages are approximately 17 times as high for uncontrolled emissions as for controlled emissions. For the chemical plant, they are approximately 50 times as high. Thus, it bears emphasis that the magnitude of the health damages from maquiladora emissions depends critically on the level of emissions abatement. Second, for both plants, health damages in Ciudad. | Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Reducing Air Pollution Protecting Public Health . Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation Overview of Action EPA finalized the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule CSAPR under the good neighbor provision of the Clean Air Act to reduce transported pollution that significantly affects downwind nonattainment and maintenance problems. CSAPR will reduce emissions of SO and NO from power plants in the eastern half of the United States. The rule will reduce fine particle and ozone air pollution saving lives preventing illnesses creating jobs and protecting communities. The costs are affordable and greatly outweighed by the benefits - The 800 million spent annually on this rule in 2014 along with the roughly billion per year in capital investments already under way as a result of the Clean Air Interstate Rule CAIR are improving air quality for over 240 million Americans and will result in 120 to 280 billion in annual benefits. - The effect on electricity prices for specific regions or states are well within the range of normal price fluctuations. The rule puts in place a new framework to address pollution that affects air quality in downwind states - Helps states meet air quality standards as quickly as possible. - Similar to previous allowance trading programs the rule encourages innovation and cost-savings and helps power plants achieve their mission of providing clean affordable and reliable energy. 2 Cross-State Air Pollution Rule States EDSi Agents States controlled for both fine particles annual SŨ2 and NOx and ozone ozone season NOx 20 States States controlled for fine particles only annual SO2 and NOx 3 States States controlled for ozone only ozone season NOx 5 States States not covered by the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule