Number: RL33165
Title: Costs and Benefits of Clear Skies: EPA's Analysis of Multi-Pollutant Clean Air Bills
Authors: James E. McCarthy and Larry B. Parker, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report examines EPA's analysis and adjusts some of its assumptions to reflect current regulations. The most important adjustment is the choice of baseline. The agency's analysis assumes as a baseline that, in the absence of new federal legislation, EPA and the states will take no additional action to control SO2, NOx, Hg, or CO2 emissions beyond those actions finalized by mid-2004. This baseline is put forth despite three rules recently promulgated by EPA that limit SO2, NOx, and Hg emissions on a timeframe similar to that proposed by the Clear Skies legislation.
Pages: 16
Date: November 23, 2005