The Nation - News from June 7, 1988
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Democratic Govs. Richard F. Celeste of Ohio and Mario M. Cuomo of New York proposed that Midwestern states voluntarily cut power plant emissions blamed for acid rain in return for federal aid. The proposal is aimed at breaking a deadlock in Congress over cutting emissions that are believed responsible for acid rain in the Eastern United States and Canada without economically crippling the Midwest, the governors said in a joint statement. The proposal will be introduced in Congress shortly as an amendment to the federal Clean Air Act, a Cuomo spokesman said.
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