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CLEAN AIR TRUST URGES SUPREME COURT TO REJECT INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO GUT THE CLEAN AIR ACT

The Clean Air Trust has filed a "friend of the court" brief urging the Supreme Court to reject industry efforts to require that EPA consider costs when setting national clean air standards. For 30 years, the standards have been set on the basis of health alone.

Read the entire brief:

• Clean Air Trust Brief

Briefs filed by our allies:

• American Lung Association Brief
• Environmental Defense Brief
• US PIRG Brief

Background materials:

• The Clean Air Act Already Includes Costs
• A Brief Chronology of the Clean Air Act
• Health Effects of Ozone and Particulate Matter Air Pollution
• The Contested EPA Standards For Smog and Soot
• A Partial List of Sources of Other Information

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