TRANSPORTATION CRITICAL TO REGION'S CLEAN AIR STRATEGY

Measures aimed at curbing pollution from cars, trucks, and buses are a cornerstone of a new clean air plan for the Washington region. The plan, adopted by the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC) in December, includes a variety of measures designed to reduce ozone-forming emissions by 15 percent by 1996. The so-called "15 percent plan" includes more than twenty separate measures that in combination are expected to reduce ozone-forming emissions by 137 tons per day -- four more than the 133 required by law. Altogether, measures aimed at cars, trucks, and buses are expected to reduce emissions by about 93 percent tons daily. Work is already underway to develop the next plan -- due in November 1994 -- showing how the region proposes to meet the federal clean air standard by 1999 and maintain it in the years that follow.

• Corporate Authors:

  Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

  777 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 300
  Washington, DC  United States  20002
• Authors:
  • CLIFFORD, M J
  • Kaufmann, E
• Publication Date: 1993-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 17-20
• Serial:
  • Region
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Environmental impacts; Environmental quality; Federal laws; Ozone; Pollutants
• Identifier Terms: Clean Air Act
• Geographic Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Law; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00648098
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 13 1994 12:00AM