This report reviews creative actions that states have taken to cut air emissions from some of the dirtiest power plants and manufacturing facilities in the country. These state actions are…
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On December 31, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced sweeping changes to the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (NSR) program. One of the most significant would allow industrial…
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Americans have a right to know when their environmental laws are broken, what actions the government has taken to stop those violations, and whether those who broke the law have…
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This report reviews evidence indicating that large volumes of air pollution are released because flares, a pollution control device in use at many refineries and chemical plants, are poorly operated and…
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The Bush Administration’s changes to the New Source Review (NSR) provisions of the Clean Air Act, announced on November 22, have opened regulatory loopholes that will allow industrial facilities and…
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In a previous analysis for the Environmental Integrity Project, Abt Associates estimated the quantity of health effects attributable to fine PM formed from emissions from the major generating facilities of…
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The New Source Review (NSR) provisions of the Clean Air Act prohibit companies from expanding their oil refineries or other facilities in a way that increases pollution unless they apply…
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This report analyzes emissions resulting from startup, shutdown, and malfunctions at refineries and chemical plants in Port Arthur, Texas, and the problems associated with pollution from such unpermitted emissions. The…
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