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FAIRFAX, VA, May 12, 2003 - ICF Consulting has been
awarded a contract by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Clean Air Markets Division (CAMD) to support market-based
air emissions control programs.
Through this $35 million, 5-year contract, ICF Consulting
professionals will support EPA's Clean Air Markets Division
programs. This division develops market-based regulations
and establishes emissions trading systems to apply the most
cost effective ways of reducing air pollution. Among the programs
included is the Clear Skies Initiative, a Bush Administration
proposal to significantly reduce power plant emissions of
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and mercury through a cap
and trade program.
"ICF Consulting is very pleased to continue our support
to EPA. We are in the unique position of being able to provide
an integrated approach to air pollution problems and emissions
trading systems," said William Moody, Senior Vice President.
"Through the use of our proprietary energy modeling systems,
we are able to provide detailed cost and air quality analyses
for a variety of scenarios. Our economic specialists are then
able to project the overall economic impact for these scenarios."
ICF Consulting's proprietary models include the Regional Modeling
System for Aerosols and Deposition (REMSAD) and Integrated
Planning Model (IPM®), and provide the analytic underpinning
for a wide range of important analyses.
ICF Consulting has supported EPA's Clean Air programs, including
the Acid Rain Program, since 1986 and is at the forefront
of applying market-based approaches to emissions control and
mitigation. One of the most successful public policy initiatives
of recent decades, the Acid Rain Program, achieved greater
impact on a major environmental problem than was thought feasible,
more rapidly than expected, and at a dramatically lower cost
than projected only a few years before its inception. ICF
Consulting also supports a wide variety of EPA efforts to
address ozone, fine particles, acid rain, airborne mercury
deposition, and other Clean Air Act issues, both within the
United States and abroad.
For more than 20 years, ICF Consulting has been providing
services to evaluate the economic impacts of air quality issues.
ICF Consulting's team consists of numerous technical professionals:
environmental/natural resource economists, petroleum or chemical
engineers, atmospheric scientists, environmental specialists,
energy/utility analysts, financial and policy analysts, communication
specialists, computer programmers, and conference planners.
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ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver consulting services and technology solutions in the energy, environment, transportation, social programs, defense, and homeland security markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from analysis and design through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 1,800 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF’s Web site is http://www.icfi.com.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Douglas Beck
1.703.934.3820
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