Air Quality and Electricity : Enforcing New Source Review

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Summary

Discusses new source review (NSR) requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) applicable to newly constructed or modified electric power generating facilities and examines lawsuits brought by the gover...

Discusses new source review (NSR) requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) applicable to newly constructed or modified electric power generating facilities and examines lawsuits brought by the government against utilities for alleged NSR violations. Considers issues of possible Congressional interest and complications that could arise from interactions of NSR and other CAA provisions and from changing practices in the electricity generating industry.

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