Emissions Regulations OVERVIEW

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) advocates for the use of the Clean Air Act to enforce stringent emissions standards on U.S. power plants. Their goal is to eliminate domestic power sector carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and reduce air toxics, smog, and soot to protect public health, particularly in vulnerable communities. CATF's strategies include pushing for protective carbon dioxide performance standards, updating the Mercury & Air Toxics Standards (MATS), tightening National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), and enforcing 'Good Neighbor' provisions to prevent upwind states from polluting downwind areas.

• The U.S. power sector is a major source of pollution, generating 1.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2020, which represents more than 25% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
• CATF aims to ensure the adoption of emissions limits on fossil-fueled power plants in the U.S. to reach zero domestic power sector carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
• The Mercury & Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which CATF advocated for under the Obama EPA, have achieved a reduction of over 85 percent in many power plant air toxics.
• CATF is advocating for the tightening of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone (smog) and particulate matter (soot) based on recent health research, including pressing the EPA to finalize a more protective soot standard following a recommendation from the EPA’s Science Advisory Committee.
• Efforts by CATF and its allies to implement the Clean Air Act’s “Good Neighbor” provisions have led to a pending final rule that would reduce pollution from industrial sources and power plants across 26 states.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Emissions Regulations OVERVIEW. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01161311/CATF_EmissionsRegulations_Overview.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Emissions Regulations OVERVIEW. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01161311/CATF_EmissionsRegulations_Overview.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendemissions, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Emissions Regulations OVERVIEW}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01161311/CATF_EmissionsRegulations_Overview.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }