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Future Air Priorities: Addressing Growth, Pollution, and Transboundary Issues

This article discusses the key problems that need to be addressed in future air programs, including growth in urban and pristine areas, pollution from transportation, energy, and petrochemical sources, new pollutant levels, and transboundary pollution. It emphasizes the need for innovation and partnerships to go beyond existing regulatory frameworks, building upon current efforts. Examples from Texas highlight technical, regulatory, and legislative innovations.

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Future Air Priorities: Addressing Growth, Pollution, and Transboundary Issues

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  1. Priorities for Future Air Programs- EPA Region 6 -

  2. Future Air Priorities Must: • Address key problems: • growth (urban and pristine areas), • key pollution sources (transportation, energy, petrochemical), • new pollutant levels (criteria and toxic) • transboundary pollution • Go beyond existing regulatory frameworks with: • innovation • partnerships • Be based upon current (often painful) efforts For example … in Texas

  3. DALLAS Industry Off-Road On-Road HOUSTON Off-Road Industry Texas Air Pollution Problem Areas BIG BEND HAZE On-Road

  4. Air Quality Trends Ten Year Trends in Ozone (1-hour) Exceedance DaysSelected Nonattainment Areas ppm Los Angeles 1999 exceedance days 38 43 16 Houston New York

  5. Innovations: • Technical • Regulatory • Legislative DIFFERENCE The Houston Plan Target Level for Emissions

  6. EXAMPLE: ‘NON-REGULATORY’ CONTROL OF PREEMPTED SOURCES Vessels Trains Tug MOA Aircraft Train MOA GSE Airport Agreements

  7. EXAMPLE: TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS B Wind Direction A Senff, 2001

  8. August 27, 2001 Tom Ryerson

  9. EXAMPLE: Legislative Innovation ‘Texas Emissions Reduction Plan’ Up to $130 Million per year

  10. O3 FLEX 8 HR PLUS TNRCC HGAC PUB CIT. HOUSTON SIERRA C. BCCA TX LEGIS. GREATER H. PARTNERSHIP PORT AUTH. TX C.A.W.G. COUNTIES PARTNERSHIPS EPA PLATFORMS FOR INNOVATION

  11. SO2 Emissions in BRAVO EI

  12. Forging New Partnerships

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