WPC 0f@Ydm;9FlJ z{<K^]rN'*% V8/ۡk*xAM4k@B³Yܺ܋24{ou>*3M႒ ;a#< S6 ǁN᱓ZidDsGAHҸM >-T$_+WKQHЏH%('&,-[LUb ~zn?3)kT Θr 噺|we% M=q| 9S;ޑ."I5d&z/ T!(byu o;޷IWĦo#:ѪLx0C}LWh<(_|TҀNdHIH3I7A. % Q[n* 9Mk3/ BM9i{YܹMAgK!ݕ2SrR餛 #!UN %  0(^ 7w@C4 mHP LaserJet 5Si - Comm,,,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($*(c P DUE/-ݝ'sing3|xU !  _HonorableTommyG.ThompsonGovernorStateofWisconsinMadison,WI537077863DearGovernorThompson:  IampleasedtoinformyouthattodaywearetakingthenextsteptomoveforwardwithEPAstheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyus_(EPA)_ԀfarreachingapproachtoprotectthehealthofoverahundredmillionAmericanslivingintheeasternUnitedStatesfromharmfullevelsofairpollution.Thisactionshouldsignificantlyreduceairpollutionfromcoalfiredpowerplantsandotherlargeindustrialfacilities.Notonlydothoseemissionsthreatenpublichealthinnearbyareas,theyalsothreatencommunitieshundredsofmilesaway.Reducingtheseemissionswillpreventthousandsofsmogrelatedillnesseseachyear,includingaggravatedcasesofchildhoodasthma.Thisplancanbeachievedthroughcosteffective,readilyachievablereductions.  AfterEPAissuedtheNOxSIP_CallCall_ԀinSeptember1998toreducesmogacrosstheeasternUnitedStates,severalpartieschallengedusincourt.LastMay,asaninterimmeasure,theCourtstayedtherequirementthatStatessubmittheirplanstoaddresstransportedsmog.OnMarch3,2000,theUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheDistrictofColumbiaCircuitissuedadecisionlargelyupholdingtheNOxSIP_CallCall._    Althoughitgenerallyupheldtherule,theCourtdecidedthatthecurrentevidencedoesnotsupportincludingWisconsinintheNOxSIP_CallCall_Ԁatthistime.EPAwillsoontakeactionreflectingthisportionofthedecision.IapplaudWisconsinspastparticipationinmultistateeffortstoreducesmog.EPAremainscommittedtoworkingwithWisconsinandothersurroundingstatesasyoudevelopstrategiesneededtoreducesmoginsoutheasternWisconsinandotherpartsoftheLakeMichiganregion. -@), Ї   `     h   2  Ilookforwardtoworkingwithyouandyourconstituentstoprovideeffectivewaystoimproveairquality.                   `     h     Sincerely,   `     h      `     h     CarolM.Brownercc:0  EnvironmentCommissionerP (#(#   AttorneyGeneral-,Xr` XX-cc:0 r GeorgeMeyerP r(#r(#  r JamesE.Doyle