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Show New Legislation Could Mean Improved Air Quality, Economic Growth Studies show that our nation's air quality has improved in recent years. That trend can continue, even with needed economic econom-ic growth. Congress is now working on legislation which would eliminate many unnecessary un-necessary obstacles to both our economic development and air pollution control, providing a more efficient route toward these goals. ii ; --i i p" nra updating tne uiean Air Act can pave the way for new industrial devel-opment devel-opment and new jobs. Ironically, the Clean Air Act, as it stands today, actually ac-tually hinders air pollution control, because its complicated compli-cated provisions deter companies com-panies from modernizing, making older plants more environmentally acceptable or building new ones. |