Abstract The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) launched a new era in environmental protection. New provisions created the innovative Acid Rain Program to curtail acid-rain-causing emissions from the electric power sector through an allowance trading program. Success implementing this new type of program led to its expanded use to achieve additional power plant emission reductions in support of the CAAA "Good Neighbor" requirements. As a result, air pollution and its environmental effects have decreased dramatically in the last 30 years. Implementation of power plant regulations under the acid rain and Good Neighbor provisions of the CAAA provides insights into the efficacy of legislative versus regulatory policy and holds valuable lessons for future environmental policy.

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根据 1990 年清洁空气法修正案减少电力部门排放：30 年计划制定和实施回顾

摘要 1990 年清洁空气法修正案 (CAAA) 开启了环境保护的新纪元。新规定创建了创新的酸雨计划，通过配额交易计划减少电力部门造成酸雨的排放。这种新型计划的成功实施使其扩大了使用范围，以实现额外的电厂减排，以支持 CAAA“好邻居”的要求。因此，空气污染及其对环境的影响在过去 30 年中急剧下降。根据 CAAA 的酸雨和睦邻条款实施电厂法规，可以深入了解立法与监管政策的效力，并为未来的环境政策提供宝贵的经验教训。