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Fact Sheets

White House Clear Skies Initial Fact Sheet (2002) (PDF) (2 pp., 632 K)

Staff Studies and Analyses

Analysis in response to a request from Senators Jeffords and Lieberman (PDF) (33 pp., 100 K)
Analysis in response to a request from Senators Smith, Voinovich and Brownback (PDF) (49 pp., 1 MB)
Overview of the Human Health and Environmental Effects of Power Generation: Focus on Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂), Nitrogen Oxides (NO_x) and Mercury (Hg) (PDF) (15 pp., 1.1 K)
Clear Skies Policy Book (2002) (PDF) (9 pp., 388 K)

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EPA Progress and Compliance Reports

Technical Support Package for Clear Skies:

Introduction, Table of Contents, Notes on the 2003 Analysis (PDF) (10 pp., 118 K)
Section A: 2003 Program Elements in the Clear Skies Act (PDF) (12 pp., 438 K)
Section B: 2003 Human Health and Environmental Benefits (PDF) (49 pp., 4.5 MB)
Section C: 2003 Projected Costs (PDF) (5 pp., 224 K)
Section D: 2003 Projected Impacts on Generation and Fuel Use (PDF) (12 pp., 730 K)
Section E: 2003 Projected Impacts at the State and Regional Level (PDF) (26 pp., 3.4 MB)
Section F: 2003 Allocations (PDF) (7 pp., 100 K)
Section G: 2003 Factors Affecting the Installation of Control Technologies (PDF) (11 pp., 86 K)
Section H: 2003 Summary of the Models Used for this Analysis (PDF) (7 pp., 56 K)

Press Releases

Non-EPA Resources

Note: All of the following links are outside of EPA

Articles and Reports

“Executive Summary: The Clear Skies Initiative.” The White House: News and Policies. Feb. 14, 2002.