Number: RL32483
Title: Visibility, Regional Haze, and the Clean Air Act: Status of Implementation
Authors: Larry Parker and John Blodgett, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: EPA's effort to meld the visibility program with CAIR is consistent with its expressed desire to redirect CAA compliance strategies toward a market-oriented, cap-and-trade program, viewed by many as more cost-effective than direct regulation (such as BART). The Administration has proposed "Clear Skies" legislation to create a more integrated trading process for addressing SO2 and NOx emissions from EGUs, but it failed to be reported out of committee in the Senate. CAIR represents a regulatory initiative to achieve a step in coordinating certain CAA programs, but it may be that a statutory solution will be necessary.
Pages: 15
Date: October 23, 2006