Number: RL30878
Title: ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND AIR QUALITY: MULTI-POLLUTANT STRATEGIES
Authors: Larry Parker and John E. Blodgett, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report proceeds by (1) laying out the existing regulatory framework, with emphasis on how it can affect strategic and operational decisions in the utility industry; (2) identifying the "drivers" for rethinking the way air pollution controls are imposed on the industry; (3) describing the elements of a "four pollutants" approach; and (4) discussing the ways that this approach would affect the control of emissions and the industry's decisionmaking. It concludes with an outline of legislative options for achieving the goal of balancing environmental and industry objectives.
Pages: 37
Date: Updated March 13, 2001