Title

The federal Clean Air Act of 1990 targeted ground-level ozone on the East Coast

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

7-17-1994

Pages

1A, 14A

Abstract

The federal Clean Air Act of 1990 targeted ground-level ozone on the East Coast by setting air standards for a twelve-state region from Virginia to Maine called the Ozone Transport Region. Maine went beyond the minimum requirements when it developed its auto emissions testing program because it was seen as a more cost-effective means of achieving a reduction in the amount of hydrocarbons released into the atmosphere. Reducing emissions from industry is estimated at costing $5,000 per ton of pollution, versus $500 per ton for automobile emissions. Details.

Subjects

Air -- Standards, Ozone

Recommended Citation

"The federal Clean Air Act of 1990 targeted ground-level ozone on the East Coast" (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 13851.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/13851