Clean Smokestacks Act: In June 2002, the N.C. General Assembly enacted the Clean Smokestacks Bill, officially titled the Air Quality/Electric Utilities Bill (SB 1078), which requires significant actual emissions reductions from coal-fired power plants in North Carolina. Under the act, power plants must reduce their nitrogen oxide emissions by 77% in 2009 and sulfur dioxide emissions by 73% in 2013.

• Implementation of the Clean Smokestacks Act, June 2008 Report to the ERC
• Implementation of the Clean Smokestacks Act, June 2007 Report to the ERC
• California Low Emission Vehicle II standards (CA LEV-II) analysis, January 2007 Interim Report to the ERC
• Implementation of the Clean Smokestacks Act, June 2006 Report to the ERC
• North Carolina's Clean Smokestacks Act
• Key Facts about the Clean Smokestacks Act
• Text of Clean Smokestacks Act
• List of coal fired power plants in North Carolina subject to Clean Smokestacks Act
• CSA CO2 reports and Climate Action Plan documents"
• CSA Mercury reports and related documents"
• Implementation of the Clean Smokestacks Act, report to ERC, June 2005
• NCDAQ submits comments on EPA's proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule
• North Carolina files petition calling for the EPA to require cuts in ozone- and particle-forming emissions in other states
• Implementation of the "Clean Smokestacks Act," report to the ERC, May 30, 2003
• News Releases:
  • Gov. Easley Seeks To Reduce Air Pollution From Other States (03/18/2004)
  • Easley Signs Clean Smokestacks Bill (06/20/2002)
  • Senate Passes Easley's Clean Smokestacks Bill (06/18/2002)
  • House Approves Easley's Clean Smokestacks Bill (06/12/2002)

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