The Role of EPA's Acid Rain Division in the Ozone Transport Commission's NOx Budget Program

摘要

The Ozone Transport Commission's (OTC) Nitrogen Oxides (NO_x) Budget Program will implement the emissions reduction goal of the 1994 Memorandum of Understanding between its twelve member states and the District of Columbia. The program will achieve its significant NO_x reductions from electric utilities and industrial boilers using a "cap-and-trade" approach modeled after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's sulfur dioxide emissions trading under the Acid Rain Program. The similarity of the two programs has led to the development of an important partnership between the OTC states and EPA's Acid Rain Division.