March 10, 2005

STATEMENT ON THE CLEAN AIR INTERSTATE RULE (CAIR)

Arthur Stamoulis, Policy Analyst, Clean Air Council:

“It’s a great rule, if you’re not one of the tens of millions of people whose air won’t be improved by it. Even at full implementation in 2015, there will still be approximately 60 million Americans breathing dirty air. People in southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware will still be breathing smog, and people in Allegheny County will still be saddled with high levels of soot. This rule is significant and will save lives, but it still leaves a lot of room for improvement.”

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BACKGROUND

Clean Air and the Clean Air Interstate Rule

A job left undone…

On March 10, 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the issuance of the Clean Air Interstate Rule. This rule is designed to help communities meet the health based standards of the Clean Air Act by targeting the largest source of industrial air pollution, the electric power industry. Unfortunately, the final rule leaves many areas of the country breathing unhealthy air for years to come. Below is a list of counties by state that will fail to meet the 8-hour ozone and PM 2.5 standards by 2010 and a list of the areas that, even after full implementation of the CAIR rule in 2015, will still fail to meet the health standard for ozone-smog.

Ground-level Ozone:

These areas will not meet the 8-hour ozone smog standard by the deadline set forth in the Clean Air Act (2009). They will be left breathing dirty air for 6 years (58 counties total).

Georgia

1. Barrow County Atlanta, GA Area

2. Bartow County Atlanta, GA Area

3. Carroll County Atlanta, GA Area

4. Cherokee County Atlanta, GA Area

5. Clayton County Atlanta, GA Area

6. Cobb County Atlanta, GA Area

7. Coweta County Atlanta, GA Area

8. DeKalb County Atlanta, GA Area

9. Douglas County Atlanta, GA Area

10. Fayette County Atlanta, GA Area

11. Forsyth County Atlanta, GA Area

12. Fulton County Atlanta, GA Area

13. Gwinnett County Atlanta, GA Area

14. Hall County Atlanta, GA Area

15. Henry County Atlanta, GA Area

16. Newton County Atlanta, GA Area

17. Paulding County Atlanta, GA Area

18. Rockdale County Atlanta, GA Area

19. Spalding County Atlanta, GA Area

20. Walton County Atlanta, GA Area

Maryland

1. Kent County Kent and Queen Anne’s Cos, MD Area

2. Queen Anne’s County Kent and Queen Anne’s Cos, MD Area

3. Calvert County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

4. Charles County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

5. Frederick County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

6. Montgomery County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

7. Prince George’s County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

Michigan

1. Lenawee County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

2. Livingston County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

3. Macomb County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

4. Monroe County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

5. Oakland County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

6. St. Clair County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

7. Washtenaw County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

8. Wayne County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

New York

1. Erie County Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Area

2. Niagara County Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Area

Ohio

1. Ashtabula County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

2. Cuyahoga County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

3. Geauga County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

4. Lake County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

5. Lorain County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

6. Medina County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

7. Portage County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

8. Summit County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH Area

Texas

1. Hardin County Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX Area

2. Jefferson County Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX Area

3. Orange County Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX Area

Virginia

1. Alexandria City Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

2. Arlington County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

3. Fairfax County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

4. Fairfax City Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

5. Falls Church City Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

6. Loudoun County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

7. Manassas County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

8. Manassas Park City Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

9. Prince William County Washington, DC-MD-VA Area

Wisconsin

1. Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI Area

The areas below, will, even after full implementation of the CAIR rule in 2015, still fail the Clean Air Act’s health based standard for ozone-smog. These areas will have to explore other ways to reduce emissions both in state as well as seeking remedies from up wind areas (63 counties total).

Connecticut

1. Fairfield County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

2. Middlesex County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

3. New Haven County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

DC

1. District of Columbia

Delaware

1. Kent County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

2. New Castle County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

3. Sussex County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

Maryland

1. Anne Arundel County Baltimore, MD Area

2. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Area

3. Baltimore City Baltimore, MD Area

4. Carroll County Baltimore, MD Area

5. Harford County Baltimore, MD Area

6. Howard County Baltimore, MD Area

7. Cecil County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

New Jersey

1. Bergen County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

2. Essex County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

3. Hudson County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

4. Hunterdon County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

5. Middlesex County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

6. Monmouth County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

7. Morris County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

8. Passaic County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

9. Somerset County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

10. Sussex County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

11. Union County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

12. Warren County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

13. Atlantic County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

14. Burlington County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

15. Camden County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

16. Cape May County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

17. Cumberland County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

18. Gloucester County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

19. Mercer County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

20. Ocean County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

21. Salem County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

New York

1.Bronx County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

2.Kings County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

3.Nassau County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

4.New York County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

5.Queens County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

6.Richmond County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

7.Rockland County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

8.Suffolk County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

9.Westchester County New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Area

Pennsylvania

1. Bucks County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

2. Chester County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

3. Delaware County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

4. Montgomery County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

5. Philadelphia County Philadelphia-Wilmington, Atlantic City, PA-DE-MD-NJ Area

Texas

1. Brazoria County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

2. Chambers County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

3. Fort Bend County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

4. Galveston County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

5. Harris County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

6. Liberty County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

7. Montgomery County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

8. Waller County Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX Area

Wisconsin

1. Kenosha County Milwaukee-Racine, WI Area

2. Milwaukee County Milwaukee-Racine, WI Area

3. Ozaukee County Milwaukee-Racine, WI Area

4. Racine County Milwaukee-Racine, WI Area

5. Washington County Milwaukee-Racine, WI Area

6. Waukesha County Milwaukee-Racine, WI Area

Fine Particle Pollution:

These areas will not meet the PM 2.5 fine particle standard by the deadline set forth in the Clean Air Act (2010). They will be left breathing dirty air for 5 years (17 counties total).

Alabama

1. Jackson County (P) Chattanooga, TN-GA Area

2. Russell County Columbus, GA-AL Area

Delaware

1. New Castle County Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

Georgia

1. Catoosa County Chattanooga, TN –GA Area

2. Walker County Chattanooga, TN –GA Area

3. Muscogee County Columbus, GA-AL Area

4. Bibb County Macon, GA Area

5. Monroe County (P) Macon, GA Area

Ohio

1. Stark County Canton-Massillon, OH Area

2. Coshocton County (P) Columbus, OH Area

3. Delaware County Columbus, OH Area

4. Fairfield County Columbus, OH Area

5. Franklin County Columbus, OH Area

6. Licking County Columbus, OH Area

Tennessee

1. Hamilton County Chattanooga, TN-GA Area

West Virginia

1. Kanawha County Charleston, WV Area

2. Putnam County Charleston, WV Area

The areas below, will, even after full implementation of the CAIR rule in 2015, still fail the Clean Air Act’s health based standard for fine particle soot. These areas will have to explore other ways to reduce emissions both in state as well as seeking remedies from up wind areas (95 counties total).

Alabama

1. Jefferson County Birmingham, AL Area

2. Shelby County Birmingham, AL Area

3. Walker County (P) Birmingham, AL Area

Georgia

1. Barrow County Atlanta, GA Area

2. Bartow County Atlanta, GA Area

3. Carroll County Atlanta, GA Area

4. Cherokee County Atlanta, GA Area

5. Clayton County Atlanta, GA Area

6. Cobb County Atlanta, GA Area

7. Coweta County Atlanta, GA Area

8. DeKalb County Atlanta, GA Area

9. Douglas County Atlanta, GA Area

10. Fayette County Atlanta, GA Area

11. Forsyth County Atlanta, GA Area

12. Fulton County Atlanta, GA Area

13. Gwinnett County Atlanta, GA Area

14. Hall County Atlanta, GA Area

15. Heard County (P) Atlanta, GA Area

16. Henry County Atlanta, GA Area

17. Newton County Atlanta, GA Area

18. Paulding County Atlanta, GA Area

19. Putnam County (P) Atlanta, GA Area

20. Rockdale County Atlanta, GA Area

21. Spalding County Atlanta, GA Area

22. Walton County Atlanta, GA Area

23. Floyd County Floyd County, GA Area

Illinois

1. Cook County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

2. DuPage County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

3. Grundy County (P) Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

4. Kane County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

5. Kendall County (P) Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

6. Lake County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

7. McHenry County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

8. Will County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

9. Madison County St. Louis, MO-IL Area

10. Monroe County St. Louis, MO-IL Area

11. Randolph County (P) St. Louis, MO-IL Area

12. St. Clair County St. Louis, MO-IL Area

Indiana

1. Lake County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

2. Porter County Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Il-IN Area

3. Dearborn County (P) Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area

4. Hamilton County Indianapolis, IN Area

5. Hendricks County Indianapolis, IN Area

6. Johnson County Indianapolis, IN Area

7. Marion County Indianapolis, IN Area

8. Morgan County Indianapolis, IN Area

9. Clark County Louisville, KY-IN Area

10. Floyd County Louisville, KY-IN Area

11. Jefferson County (P) Louisville, KY-IN Area

Kentucky

1. Boone County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area

2. Campbell County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area

3. Kenton County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN Area

4. Boyd County Huntingdon-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Area

5. Lawrence County (P) Huntingdon-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Area

6. Bullitt County Louisville, KY-IN Area

7. Jefferson County Louisville, KY-IN Area

Michigan

1. Livingston County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

2. Macomb County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

3. Monroe County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

4. Oakland County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

5. St. Clair County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

6. Washtenaw County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

7. Wayne County Detroit-Ann Arbor, MI Area

Missouri

1. Franklin County St. Louis, MO-IL Area

2. Jefferson County St. Louis, MO-IL Area

3. St. Charles County St. Louis, MO-IL Area

4. St. Louis County St. Louis, MO-IL Area

5. St. Louis City St. Louis, MO-IL Area

Pennsylvania

1. Allegheny County (P) Pittsburgh-Liberty/Clairton, PA Area

Ohio

1. Adams County (P) Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

2. Gallia County (P) Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

3. Lawrence County Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

4. Scioto County Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

5. Jefferson County Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV

6. Butler County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN

7. Clermont County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN

8. Hamilton County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN

9. Warren County Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN

10. Ashtabula County (P) Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH

11. Cuyahoga County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH

12. Lake County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH

13. Lorain County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH

14. Medina County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH

15. Portage County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH

16. Summit County Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, OH

Tennessee

1. Anderson County Knoxville, TN Area

2. Blount County Knoxville, TN Area

3. Knox County Knoxville, TN Area

4. Loudon County Knoxville, TN Area

5. Roane County (P) Knoxville, TN Area

West Virginia

1. Cabell County Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Area

2. Mason County (P) Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Area

3. Wayne County Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Area

4. Brooke County Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Area

5. Hancock County Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Area