Battle Over Clean Air Statute To Have Far-Reaching Effects
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The Clean Air Act has been the environmental driver for getting industries to change their ways of operating — from requiring the installation of emission control equipment in stationary sources such as coal-fired power plants to mandating the retrofitting of heavy-duty diesel engines with pollution controls. Environmentalists support the law, citing its benefits for such sensitive populations as the elderly and asthmatics.
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