this amendment would change the criteria for addressing pollution that is generated in one State but is blown by the wind and causes unhealthy air quality in a downwind State.
Henry Waxman: “this amendment would change the criteria for addressing pollution that is generated in one State but is blown by the…”
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Waxman discusses the impact of an amendment on pollution criteria affecting downwind states.
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