▁in ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁the ▁West . ▁ ▁Section ▁ 4 8 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ▁ex empt ▁some ▁older ▁building ▁from ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Bill , ▁but ▁must ▁still ▁meet ▁carbon ▁mon ox ide ▁standards . ▁ ▁The ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Def ense ▁Council , ▁and ▁its ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members , ▁exam ined ▁the ▁administration ▁proposal ▁and ▁concluded ▁it ▁would ▁harm ▁public ▁health , ▁weak en ▁current ▁poll ution ▁fighting ▁programs ▁and ▁w ors en ▁global ▁war ming . ▁S . ▁ 3 8 5 , ▁the ▁administration ' s ▁bill ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁C lean ▁Air ▁Act ▁would : ▁ 1 . ▁Allow ▁power ▁plant ▁poll ution ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁inf lict ▁huge , ▁avoid able ▁health ▁dam ages ▁on ▁the ▁public . ▁▁ 2 . ▁Re pe al ▁or ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁major ▁health ▁and ▁air ▁quality ▁saf egu ards ▁in ▁current ▁law . ▁▁ 3 . ▁W ors en ▁global ▁war ming ▁by ▁ign oring ▁CO 2 ▁em issions ▁from ▁the ▁power ▁sector . ▁ ▁Energy ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 , ▁Bush ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁compreh ensive ▁energy ▁reform ▁and ▁proposed ▁increased ▁fund ing ▁for ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁renew able ▁sources ▁of ▁energy ▁such ▁as ▁hydro gen ▁power , ▁nuclear ▁power , ▁eth an ol , ▁and ▁clean ▁coal ▁techn ologies . ▁Bush ▁proposed ▁the ▁American ▁Compet it iveness ▁In iti ative ▁which ▁see ks ▁to ▁support