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US NOx Cap and Trade Program Lowers Smog Levels in Eastern United States

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The existing US NO x cap-and-trade program lowered 2008 summertime NO x emissions from power plants and large industrial sources 62% compared to year 2000 levels and 75% lower than in 1990, according to a report released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.