Power Plant Emissions: Particulate Matter-Related Health Damages and the Benefits of Alternative Emission Reduction Scenarios

The report analyzes the potential health impacts of three policy alternatives to the proposed Clear Skies Act—the Clean Air Planning Act (Carper), the Clean Power Act (Jeffords), and the EPA August 2001 Straw Proposal—focusing on avoidable health effects from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for the years 2010 and 2020. To ensure direct comparability with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates, the study employs the same analytical methods, emissions estimates, air quality forecasting, and health assessment models used by the EPA in its 2003 analysis of the Clear Skies Act.

• The report evaluates three specific policy alternatives to the proposed Clear Skies Act to determine their impact on health effects related to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for 2010 and 2020: the Clean Air Planning Act (S. 834), the Clean Power Act (S. 366), and the EPA August 2001 Straw Proposal.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2004). Power Plant Emissions: Particulate Matter-Related Health Damages and the Benefits of Alternative Emission Reduction Scenarios. https://www.catf.us/resource/power-plant-emissions-particulate-matter-related-health-damages/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Power Plant Emissions: Particulate Matter-Related Health Damages and the Benefits of Alternative Emission Reduction Scenarios. 2004. https://www.catf.us/resource/power-plant-emissions-particulate-matter-related-health-damages/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2004power, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Power Plant Emissions: Particulate Matter-Related Health Damages and the Benefits of Alternative Emission Reduction Scenarios}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2004}, month = jun, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/power-plant-emissions-particulate-matter-related-health-damages/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }