Cap emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides and of mercury

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Consider the following: The Clear Skies Act was proposed in 2003 as part of President Bush's Clear Skies initiative to cap emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides and of mercury by electricity-generating plants. The EPA projected expenditures would rise to $6.3 billion per year. Results of this initiative would include an estimated 30,000 fewer visits to hospitals and emergency rooms, 12.5 million fewer days with respiratory symptoms, and at least 8400 premature deaths prevented. Years of congressional debate on this measure ensued, which never got out of committee. What seems to have been the most important consideration in the debate concerning the proposed "Clear Skies Act"? World Health Organization (WHO) findings Paris Agreement on climate change Cost-benefit analysis U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommendations.

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