United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-08-12 monographic deposited born digital 52 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-823 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823 P0b002ee1803a3a52 f:d05823 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823 GAO-05-823 Air pollution Air pollution control Comparative analysis Electric powerplants Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Health hazards International cooperation International relations Standards California Mexicali (Mexico) Other Written Product A32879 Power plants emit pollutants that have been linked to various negative health effects. In 2003, two new power plants, owned by Sempra Energy and Intergen, began operations 3 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border near Imperial County, California. The county does not meet some federal and state air quality standards and may be further impacted by the emissions from these plants. Although these plants export most of the electricity they produce to the United States, they are not currently required to meet any U.S. or California emissions standards. GAO was asked to determine (1) how emissions from the two plants compare with emissions from recently permitted plants in California and emissions from sources in Imperial County, and what emissions standards they would be subject to if they were located in Imperial County; (2) the health impacts of emissions from the plants on Imperial County residents; and (3) options available to U.S. policymakers to ensure that emissions from these plants do not adversely affect the health of Imperial County residents. In commenting on a draft of this report, DOE disagreed with our characterization of the limitations of their assessment of the health impact of pollution from the Sempra and Intergen power plants. We believe we have portrayed the limitations of this assessment accurately. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823.pdf GAO-05-823 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-823 Other Written Product GAO-05-823; Air Pollution: Estimated Emissions from Two New Mexicali Power Plants Are Low, but Health Impacts Are Unknown; Air pollution Air pollution control Comparative analysis Electric powerplants Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Health hazards International cooperation International relations Standards California Mexicali (Mexico)