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This chapter examines the context of clean air legislation in the United States, with particular reference to flue gas desulphurisation as a method of compliance. It provides detail of recently proposed changes to the 1970 Clean Air Act and the subsequent responses of environmentalists, utilities, legislators and industry. As the title of the paper suggests, the environmental issues behind the proposed legislation quickly became subsumed in arguments over its economic impact. In conclusion, parallels are drawn with the potential impact of the European Commission’s Directive on Large Combustion Plant in the United Kingdom.
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Gibbs, D. (1991). “Forget the Environment — The Real Battle’s about Jobs, Coal and Politics as Usual”. Clean Air Legislation and Flue Gas Desulphurisation in the USA. In: Longhurst, J.W.S. (eds) Acid Deposition. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76473-8_21
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