Part 1 Suppose a new coal-burning power plant is planned in your community.

Under the Clean Air Act, how can the public participate in decisions concerning emissions regulations placed on the plant?
What could you do if the plant is placed in your community and later leads to pollution beyond the amounts allowed by the EPA?
Part 2

What are the six criteria pollutants monitored under the 1990 Clean Air Act?
What part of the government oversees monitoring them in the environment, and what happens if a business or organization emits them at above allowable levels?
Part 3

Explain how the emissions trading program works and identify one major advantage and one major disadvantage.
Explain how the program must work in order to be successful.