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Air Quality Standards: The Decisionmaking Process
Date: June 24, 1998
Creator: Blodgett, John E
Description: The decisions by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1997 to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter refocused attention on the criteria and the process by which these decisions are made Tracing the steps of the decision pieces, this report identifies the statutory criteria established by the Congress and summarizes the administrative procedures the Agency follows in setting these standards and in reviewing them every 5 years.
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Air Quality: EPA's Proposed New Ozone and Particulate Matter Standards
Date: June 27, 1997
Creator: Blodgett, John E
Description: This report discusses the contentious issue of enforcing stringent national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter (PM), the opponents of which decry as harmful to the economy. The report discusses actions undertaken by the EPA, President Clinton's support of the NAAQSs, and the criticisms of opponents.
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Air Quality and the New Ozone NAAQS: The OTAG Process
Date: July 30, 1998
Creator: Parker, Larry
Description: The Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG) represented a cooperative effort between states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and numerous stakeholders to address teh complex issue of ozone transport. However, opponents of the new ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) argue that the OTAG recommendations are far too vague and ambiguous to be cited by EPA as a basis for implementation. This report provides background on the effort, and summarizes OTAG's assessment and recommendations.
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Global Climate Change: The Energy Tax Incentives in the President's FY2000 Budget
Date: February 4, 1999
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
Description: None
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Global Climate Change: The Energy Tax Incentives in the President's FY1999 Budget
Date: March 4, 1998
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
Description: None
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Global Climate Change Treaty: The Kyoto Protocol
Date: March 6, 2000
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R
Description: None
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Global Climate Change Treaty: The Kyoto Protocol
Date: July 31, 1998
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R
Description: None
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Global Climate Change: Reducing Greenhouse Gases - How Much from What Baseline?
Date: March 11, 1998
Creator: Parker, Larry
Description: None
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Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Status, Trends, and Projections
Date: March 12, 2002
Creator: Blodgett, John E
Description: None
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Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol
Date: January 10, 2001
Creator: Ackerman, David M
Description: None
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