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Reviving new source review

Auteur
Kettl D., Terrill Keiner S.
Périodique/Collection
The Environmental Forum | Vol. 20(3); 21 - 35; 15 p.
Date
2003
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-069914)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC, USA
Type du document
Article en publication périodique
Langue
Anglais
Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sujet
Air et atmosphère
Mot clé
Mise en application Pollution atmosphérique (sources mobiles) Émissions
Résumé

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