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Board Adopts the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to Reduce Transport of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides Emissions
July 26, 2007 - The Illinois Pollution Control Board, on July 26, 2007, sent to final notice a proposal to reduce intrastate and interstate transport of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), on May 30, 2006, initiated this rulemaking proceeding by filing its proposed rule amendments, docketed by the Board as In the Matter of: Proposed New Clean Air Interstate Rules (CAIR) SO2, NOx Annual and NOx Ozone Season Trading Programs, 35 Ill. Adm. Code 225, Control of Emissions From Large Combustion Sources, Subparts A, C, D, E, and F (R06-26). After five days of hearings and numerous public comments, the Board, on April 19, 2007, proposed amendments for first notice.
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  • Board Adopts the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to Reduce Transport of Sulfur
Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides EmissionsThe Illinois Pollution Control Board, on July 26, 2007, sent to final notice a proposal toreduce intrastate and interstate transport of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides(NOx) emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units.
  • This rulemaking is needed in part because the State of Illinois must meet federal Clean
Air Act requirements for controlling fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone in thegreater Chicago and Metro East/St.
  • Under federal CAIR, states like Illinois are
given the option of complying with emissions budgets set by USEPA, or as pro...
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Preferred Version: Board Adopts the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to Reduce Transport of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides Emissions