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|TopOrganization=Environmental Protection Agency | |TopOrganization=Environmental Protection Agency | ||
|CreationLegislation=Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 | |CreationLegislation=Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 | ||
|Purpose= | |Purpose=Clean Air Markets Program uses market-based rules to cut power plant pollution, improving health and environment by reducing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides via trading. | ||
|Website=https://www.epa.gov/power-sector | |Website=https://www.epa.gov/power-sector | ||
|ProgramStart=1990 | |ProgramStart=1990 | ||
|InitialFunding=Congressional appropriations | |InitialFunding=Congressional appropriations | ||
|Duration=Ongoing | |Duration=Ongoing | ||
|Historic= | |Historic=No | ||
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'''Clean Air Markets Program''' (CAMP) is an [[Environmental Protection Agency]] initiative led by the [[Clean Air Markets Division]] (CAMD) that reduces air pollution from power plants through emissions trading programs, achieving significant declines in sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) emissions—94% and 85% below historic levels by 2021—across the United States to protect public health and ecosystems. | '''Clean Air Markets Program''' (CAMP) is an [[Environmental Protection Agency]] initiative led by the [[Clean Air Markets Division]] (CAMD) that reduces air pollution from power plants through emissions trading programs, achieving significant declines in sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) emissions—94% and 85% below historic levels by 2021—across the United States to protect public health and ecosystems. | ||