Update

The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) agreed to reconsider a December 18, 2008 memorandum issued by the Bush administration that directed agency officials not to consider carbon dioxide emissions when weighing applications for new coal power plants. The decision could lead to the potential reversal of the Bush policy that excluded carbon dioxide as a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act.

• EPA to Consider Regulating Coal Plant Carbon Emissions. Power News, 02/18/2009
• Letter to Sierra Club Granting Reconsideration. US EPA, 02/17/2009 (pdf, 2pp., 417kB)

US EPA Clean Air Markets Division has created a series of interactive maps that highlight progress of the Acid Rain Program, NOx Budget Trading Program, and Cap and Trade Programs. The files can be viewed in Google Earth™ or other geographic browsers, such as ESRI ArcGIS™ Explorer or NASA World Wind.

US EPA Clean Air Markets Interactive Mapping