Conservative Group's Agenda For Next Congress Includes Clean Air Act Repeal

November 1, 2004
Property-rights advocates who represent the far-right wing of conservatives have outlined an environmental agenda for Congress and regulators over the next four years, which includes market-based approaches to revising EPA ozone rules and repealing the federal Clean Air Act in favor of state-level initiatives. The recommendations are unlikely to be adopted by policymakers at face value regardless of the outcome of this week's election. But the proposals may help set the tone for debate next year by defining the conservative...


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