Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)
How does earth energy Solutions assist in reducing power plant emissions?
By educating businesses throughout the Country to reduce their power consumptions based upon results of the Energy Impact Assessment, often through LED / SSL retrofits ……………………………..
… On July 6, 2011, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that protects the health of millions of Americans by helping states reduce air pollution and attain clean air standards. This rule, known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), requires 27 states to significantly improve air quality by reducing power plant emissions that contribute to ozone and/or fine particle pollution in other states.
This rule replaces EPA’s 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). A December 2008 court decision kept the requirements of CAIR in place temporarily but directed EPA to issue a new rule to implement Clean Air Act requirements concerning the transport of air pollution across state boundaries.
http://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule/ <– CLICK for full article.
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Posted on July 7, 2011, in CO2 carbon emissions, DOE, earth energy Solutions, EERE, eeS GROUP, Energy Education, energy efficiency, energy efficient lighting, LED Technology and tagged Air pollution, Air Quality Index, CAIR, Clean Air Act, Conservation, CSAPR, energy, Environment, EPA, Fossil fuel power station, Government, Particulate, Pollution, Power station, United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
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