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Reviving new source review

Autor
Kettl D., Terrill Keiner S.
Título de serie
The Environmental Forum | Vol. 20(3); 21 - 35; 15 p.
Fecha
2003
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-069914)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC, USA
Tipo de documento
Artículo en publicación
Idioma
Inglés
País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Materia
Aire y atmósfera
Palabra clave
Contaminación del aire (fuentes móviles) Emisiones Cumplimiento/aplicación
Resumen

Requiring upgraded technologies to prevent or control pollution, Congress added NSR to the Clean Air Act in 1977 as a critical driver of the nation's air quality program. But it is not working as intended. Our two-year study has concluded that NSR needs to be strengthened by ending grandfathering of old plants within 10 years, vigorously enforcing NSR's permitting requirements for existing facilities, and adopting a more flexible, performance-based system that requires deeper emission reductions