Bush stumps 2 days for Clear Skies; Critics dislike lack of carbon dioxide provision.(News; George W. Bush)

Waste News, September, 2003

Byline: Bruce Geiselman President Bush has stepped up efforts to convince Congress to pass his legislative proposal for reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury from coal-burning electric power plants. Bush spoke at the White House Sept. 16 before labor and business leaders, senators and representatives, local government officials and representatives of at least one environmental group, urging Congress to enact his Clear Skies legislation, which he said would reduce emissions of three key pollutants by about 70 percent.

"This legislation sets mandatory limits on the pollution that contributes heavily to smog, to acid rain, and nitrogen deposits that damage our streams and our bays,'' Bush said. "Clear Skies will...

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