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Support for WGA's Enlibra program is provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and by Region IX of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Policy Resolution Outlining Enlibra Principles

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Resource Guide

Environmental Summit
on the West II

Industrial Environmental Innovation: 
Value for the Community, Globe, and Bottom Line 
Breakout Session I

Assessing Western Perspectives on Multi-Pollutant 
Proposals for Utilities and Carbon Dioxide Strategies

A panel of federal, state, tribal, industry, and environmental representatives will discuss proposals for addressing air emissions from electric utilities. Proposals include the Western Regional Air Partnership's (WRAP) sulfur dioxide Annex, President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative, and U.S. Senate Bill S.556 (Clean Power Act of 2001). Panelists and participants will also discuss proposals for addressing carbon dioxide emissions.

Goals for the Session 

• Identify key Western issues associated with proposals to reduce emissions from electric utilities and address carbon dioxide emissions.
• Emphasize the importance of having a Western approach in any federal legislation to address utility emissions, especially preserving the WRAP's sulfur dioxide Annex.
• Identify next steps for the West and the Administration to continue working together as these initiatives move ahead.

Host: Governor Michael O. Leavitt, Utah

Panel Members

Donald Shandy, McKinney Stringer for Holcim (U.S.) Inc., Moderator
Dianne Nielson, Executive Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality and Co-chair WRAP
Elizabeth Stolpe, White House Council on Environmental Quality 
Vickie Patton, Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense 
John Pemberton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ed Fox, Pinnacle West/APS
Jerry Pardilla, Executive Director, National Tribal Environmental Council

Background Information

Western Regional Air Partnership (www.wrapair.org)

President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative 

U.S. Senate Bill S.556, Clean Power Act of 2001 (http://www.theorator.com/bills107/s556.html)

Regional Haze 

National Policies Regarding Global Climate Change 

Air Quality Reform and Flexibility - Western Air Quality Initiative

Protecting Air Quality Through Improved Air Quality Management

Article on Clear Skies Initiative (from the May issue of Air & Waste Management Association's EM Magazine)