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' ; l rolina ctuded the ('Jean Sm o kc-,tac b :\ct.**he~:orning** first**tat~. ~**  to enact a C\! !nprchcn:--i vc cod I i'i red ul iIi t y**crni-,~** iun reduct i Pn progr; 1m. Nor t h Cnrolin<l filed Clean Air Ac t Section !2 6 petiti o lls with the FJ\\ .in 2004 n·quG sting a \s i \l<mce i.n t· educ i ng i n terstate**tra ~porf**  of p oll t H IOn. ln 200(),**~icllth** Can>lina sued the '1\:·n n c:-.:-.c c VaHey 1\ u lhnrity ( rVA ) and ex pended C\l ll \ i de rablc**1\~.SOU!H \**  llllirnatc!y le ading ln a sctrkmcnt l\'Cjlliri.ng rVA t!.) suh-, ta rnially reduce their c mi-;sion s .

I\o r th C\1rolina i :-.**-.~agcr** lo !earn FP A':- p(1sitiun rm th e Clean Air /;cl**a~** it rclatc" to the PSD program. since if could p bc c lHIJ'**st;~rc** ar n signific:mt ccnnomi c disa(h ;mt<tgr sir npl y**bcca c**  Nnt·th Carolina**n~c r(:d** **<'mi~ sion**  rcduc(ions ,•;lrJicr tb;ll) olllcr**~.tilh.:s .**  t.:1Hkr an incr c nwnt ruk \v i !h a 2010 hHsdi n e date. no ne of lf1osc r e duction-, would ,;x.pand t he imT crnenl and l hercl'ore would no! provide any additional**~lpportunity** for eco nomic growth. I n**cnnlra~L late~**  \\'lwrc T VA i s l ocated \>..

.. oul d ht:: situated to econmnically**lin** from the**~:0** [ 0 baselin e dale. The r ed uct ions calkd l l • r in the TV.-\ Scttkmcnl**;\~·rccnwnt** wo111d**~crve** ro !ol.h: r !"be**ba~diuc** cunee ntratiun t. Le .. expan d intTl'tnl'rH} and aii11W**con:~.J(krahly** mnn · ro o lll l'o r C<'lllWlllic growt h as COH i parcd tu \\>tth C;u\lliua. t)ih:n i he obvious importan ce u f this issue {lll' .\'oriil C'aro l itw, l. <Jlll**n:(jlll~st Jlg**  t h< tt you s t ate the l-]

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