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On the recordJuly 8, 2009
If the D.C. Court's decision keeps EPA from extending the Acid Rain Program, could all the banked allowances from the Acid Rain Program be worth relatively little, giving little incentive for utilities to hold on to them? And would this create, really could lead to an increase, rather than a decrease in air pollution?
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter questions the impact of a court decision on pollution allowances.

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